(prep.) 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.
(prep.) Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass
through a door; to go through an avenue.
(prep.) By means of; by the agency of.
(prep.) Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride
through the country; to look through an account.
(prep.) Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage;
as, a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a
thicket.
(prep.) From the beginning to the end of; to the end or
conclusion of; as, through life; through the year.
(adv.) From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing
through.
(adv.) From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.
(adv.) To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose;
as, to carry a project 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.
