walk through

1 of 2

verb

walked through; walking through; walks through

transitive verb

1

: to go through (a theatrical role, a familiar activity, etc.) perfunctorily (as in an early stage of rehearsal)

2

: to guide (someone, such as a novice) through an unfamiliar or complex procedure step-by-step

3

: to deal with or carry out perfunctorily

walk-through

2 of 2

noun

ˈwȯk-ˌthrü 

1

: a perfunctory performance of a play or acting part (as in an early stage of rehearsal)

2

: a television rehearsal without cameras

Examples of walk through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

After watching Tuesday and Wednesday’s padded practices with a ballcap on, Sutton took a few walk-through reps Thursday but didn’t participate in any team-period work. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026

The fire chief, Gene Perreault, who was there during the walk-through, tells me the piles puzzled investigators. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

The Pro Bowl running back participated in the early walk-through session and team stretching period before moving to the sideline to work with trainers. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Parsons then does an hour of post-rehab and participates in meetings before observing the team’s daily evening walk-through inside the stadium. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for walk through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou