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Run Through (Verb)

Meaning 1

Use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Examples

  • The athletes ran through their energy bars in the first few days of the endurance challenge.
  • The cafe runs through dozens of bags of coffee beans every month.
  • The project ran through its entire budget in less than a year due to mismanagement.
  • They run through bottles of shampoo and conditioner at an incredible rate with three kids in the house.
  • The new smartphone battery life can run through its full charge in just a day.

Synonyms

  • Eat
  • Wipe Out
  • Use Up
  • Eat Up
  • Deplete
  • Consume
  • Exhaust

Hypernyms

  • Drop
  • Expend
  • Spend

Hyponyms

  • Burn
  • Burn Up
  • Play Out
  • Indulge
  • Exhaust
  • Drain
  • Tire
  • Run Down
  • Sap
  • Run Out
  • Spend
  • Luxuriate
  • Burn Off

Meaning 2

Apply thoroughly; think through; "We worked through an example".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Examples

  • We will run through the new policy before we implement it to make sure everyone understands it correctly.
  • I want you to run through the budget report one more time to ensure there are no discrepancies.
  • Let's run through the directions again to make certain we're all following the same route.
  • Before we release the new software, we need to run through the troubleshooting guide to identify any potential issues.
  • The manager asked the team to run through the presentation one last time to perfect their delivery.

Synonyms

  • Go Through
  • Work Through

Hypernyms

  • Work

Hyponyms

  • Whip Through

Related Words

  • Run-through (noun)
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