(idiomatic) To gradually increase speed or output.

To be in the temporary possession or control (of).

(idiomatic) Synonym of put through the wringer

(transitive, idiomatic) To tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer respectable.

plural of all-through school

(UK, education) A combined primary school and secondary school.

(motorsports) A type of in-race penalty sanction against a driver or a team for in-race infractions, which results in the driver having to leave the track and drive through the pit lane at the reduced pit-lane speed before rejoining the track.

plural of drive-through penalty

Alternative form of through the looking-glass.

(US, education) kindergarten through twelfth grade.