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dry run
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dry run
n.
1. A trial exercise; a rehearsal.
2. A test exercise in combat skills without the use of live ammunition.

dry run
Noun
Informal a rehearsal
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Noun1.dry rundry run - a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"
practice session, practice, drill, exercise, recitation - systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
dress rehearsal - a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance
run-through - an uninterrupted rehearsal
walk-through - a first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed
concert - a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
Translations
Spanish dry run n (fig) → ensayo
French dry run n (fig) → essai m
German dry run dry n (fig) → Probe f
Italian dry run n (fig) → prova

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