3. To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a
project through.
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.
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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"ly, adv. Thoroughly. [Obs.] Bacon.
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity.
Ps. li. 2.
To dare in fields is valor; but how few Dare to be throughly valiant to
be true?
Dryden.
Through*out" (?), prep. Quite through; from one extremity to the other
of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house.
Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star,
throughout the year.
Milton.
Through*out", adv. In every part; as, the cloth was of a piece
throughout.
Throve (?), imp. of Thrive.
Throw (thr), n. [See Throe.] Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.
[Obs.] Spenser. Dryden.
Throw, n. [AS. þrh, þrg.] Time; while; space of time; moment; trice.
[Obs.] Shak.