Thorough1. (prep.) Through.
2. (a.) Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house.
3. (a.) Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.
4. (adv.) Thoroughly.
5. (adv.) Through.
6. (n.) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
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