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.
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.
Note: 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 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.