Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dry_run
1 sense of dry run
Sense 1
rehearsal, dry 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")
=> exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation -- (systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect")