follow through
follow through
continue in an activity until its conclusion, complete; completion, act of following through
follow through
Verb
1. carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) follow-through
(classification) sport, athletics
2. pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal"
(synonym) follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through
(hypernym) complete, finish
(hyponym) adhere
(verb-group) carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
(derivation) follow-through
follow-through
Noun
1. carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"
(hypernym) completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
(derivation) follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through
2. the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through"
(hypernym) completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
(part-holonym) stroke, shot
(derivation) follow through
follow through
do what you promise, see it through If you promise to help, try to follow through.
follow through
Synonyms and related words:
PS, Parthian shot, addendum, afterthought, appendix, back matter, chorus, coda, codicil, colophon, conclusion, consequence, continuance, continuation, double take, dying words, envoi, epilogue, follow-up, last words, parting shot, peroration, postface, postfix, postlude, postscript, refrain, second thought, sequel, sequela, sequelae, sequelant, sequent, sequitur, subscript, suffix, supplement, swan song, tag
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
follow-through