dry run

dry run

noun

Definition of DRY RUN

1

: a practice exercise : rehearsal, trial

2

: a practice firing without ammunition

Examples of DRY RUN

1. We did a dry run of the experiment.
2. After several dry runs, she was ready to give the speech.

First Known Use of DRY RUN

circa 1941

Related to DRY RUN

Synonyms: rehearsal, practice (also practise), trial

Related Words: dress rehearsal; preview; run-through, walk-through; drill, exercise

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Rhymes with DRY RUN

air gun, big gun, blowgun, Bull Run, burp gun, chaconne, Chaplin, earned run, end run, finespun, first-run, flashgun, forerun, godson, grandson, handgun, hard-won, have done, hired gun, home run, homespun, inrun, long run, milk run, outgun, outrun, popgun, pressrun, rerun, sea-run, short run, shotgun, six-gun, speargun, spray gun, squirt gun, stepson, stun gun, top gun, trial run, undone, V-1, well-done, Xiamen, zip gun