Through (?), prep. [OE. thurgh,
þurh, þuruh, þoruh, AS.
þurh; akin to OS. thurh, thuru, OFries.
thruch, D. door, OHG. durh, duruh, G.
durch, Goth. þaírh; cf. Ir. tri,
tre, W. trwy. √53. Cf. Nostril,
Thorough, Thrill.] 1. From end to end
of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite;
into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore
through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes
through the side of a ship.
2. Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to
pass through a door; to go through an avenue.
Through the gate of ivory he dismissed
His valiant offspring.
Dryden.
3. By means of; by the agency of.
Through these hands this science has passed with
great applause.
Sir W. Temple.
Material things are presented only through their
senses.
Cheyne.
4. Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride
through the country; to look through an account.
5. Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote
passage; as, a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers
through a thicket.
6. From the beginning to the end of; to the end or
conclusion of; as, through life; through the year.
Through, adv. 1. From
one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing
through.
2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter
through.
3. To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate
purpose; as, to carry a project through.
&fist; Through was formerly used to form compound adjectives
where we now use thorough; as, through-bred; through-
lighted; through-placed, etc.
To drop through, to fall through; to come to
naught; to fail. -- To fall through. See under
Fall, v. i.
Through (?), a. Going or extending
through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end;
thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a
through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a
through bridge.
Through bolt, a bolt which passes through all the
thickness or layers of that which it fastens, or in which it is fixed.
-- Through bridge, a bridge in which the floor is
supported by the lower chords of the tissues instead of the upper, so that
travel is between the trusses and not over them. Cf. Deck bridge,
under Deck. -- Through cold, a deep-
seated cold. [Obs.] Holland. -- Through
stone, a flat gravestone. [Scot.] [Written also
through stane.] Sir W. Scott. -- Through
ticket, a ticket for the whole journey. --
Through train, a train which goes the whole length of
a railway, or of a long route.
Through (?), prep. [OE. thurgh,
þurh, þuruh, þoruh, AS.
þurh; akin to OS. thurh, thuru, OFries.
thruch, D. door, OHG. durh, duruh, G.
durch, Goth. þaírh; cf. Ir. tri,
tre, W. trwy. √53. Cf. Nostril,
Thorough, Thrill.] 1. From end to end
of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite;
into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore
through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes
through the side of a ship.
2. Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to
pass through a door; to go through an avenue.
Through the gate of ivory he dismissed
His valiant offspring.
Dryden.
3. By means of; by the agency of.
Through these hands this science has passed with
great applause.
Sir W. Temple.
Material things are presented only through their
senses.
Cheyne.
4. Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride
through the country; to look through an account.
5. Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote
passage; as, a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers
through a thicket.
6. From the beginning to the end of; to the end or
conclusion of; as, through life; through the year.
Through, adv. 1. From
one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing
through.
2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter
through.
3. To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate
purpose; as, to carry a project through.
&fist; Through was formerly used to form compound adjectives
where we now use thorough; as, through-bred; through-
lighted; through-placed, etc.
To drop through, to fall through; to come to
naught; to fail. -- To fall through. See under
Fall, v. i.
Through (?), a. Going or extending
through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end;
thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a
through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a
through bridge.
Through bolt, a bolt which passes through all the
thickness or layers of that which it fastens, or in which it is fixed.
-- Through bridge, a bridge in which the floor is
supported by the lower chords of the tissues instead of the upper, so that
travel is between the trusses and not over them. Cf. Deck bridge,
under Deck. -- Through cold, a deep-
seated cold. [Obs.] Holland. -- Through
stone, a flat gravestone. [Scot.] [Written also
through stane.] Sir W. Scott. -- Through
ticket, a ticket for the whole journey. --
Through train, a train which goes the whole length of
a railway, or of a long route.
