dry run
A practice or rehearsalA practice or rehearsal; especially, one that goes through all the motions of a physical process but without the raw material or workpiece present.
» We'll do a dry run before the show.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A practice or rehearsal; especially, one that goes through all the motions of a physical process but without the raw material or workpiece present.
They did a dry run of the demonstration before showing it to the CEO.
When the dry run mode of a machine tool control is on, the machine can move rapidly because it is cutting only air, not metal. The operator can do a dry run and verify that the motions look correct.
Probelauf
про́бный прого́нpróbnyj progón
- a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
Examples
2 sentencesWe'll do a dry run before the show.
The store did a dry run in order to better prepare for opening day.
Translations
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Origin
From dry (“impotent; harmless”) + run. First attested in print in 1941, but apparently mucFrom dry (“impotent; harmless”) + run. First attested in print in 1941, but apparently much older in spoken English.
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