noun.
In plowing and other field-work, a single passage across the field; half of a bout.
noun.
A stone coffin.
noun.
A through-stone; a perpend.
Clear; open; unobstructed.
That extends or goes with little or no interruption or without change from one important or distant place to another: as, a through line of railway; a through train; a through passenger.
That entitles to transportation to the end of the line or succession of lines by which some distant point is reached: as, a through ticket; a through bill of lading.
From one side or end to the other side or end of; from the beginning to the end of: expressing transition or motion from or as from one point to another.
From the beginning to the end of; in or during the course of; coincident with: as, to enjoy good health all through life.
Throughout; over the whole surface or extent of; in all directions in; all over: as, to travel through the country.
Expressing passage in and out of, among, along, or within some yielding medium, or separable or penetrable aggregate: as, to move through the water, as a fish or a ship; to wander through the jungle; to run the fingers through the hair.
Expressing complete passage from one step to another in any series or course of action or treatment: as, to go through an operation; to go through college (that is a course of instruction in college); to go through a course of treatment or training.
Among: expressing a succession of experiences in passing along any course to ultimate exit or emergence: as, to pass through perils or tribulations.
By way of: expressing a preliminary or intermediate stage.
By means of: expressing instrumentality, means, or agency.
By reason of; on account of; in consequence of; out of: expressing reason or actuating principle or impulse: as, to run away through fear.
See the verbs.
From one end or side to the other: as, to pierce or bore a thing through. See thorough, adv.
From beginning to end: as, to read a letter through.
To the end; to the ultimate purpose: as, to carry a project through.
To the end or terminal point, as of a line of travel: as, that ticket will take you through.
Thoroughly.