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Noun follow through has 2 senses

follow-through - carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"
--₁ is a kind of completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up

Derived form: verb follow through₂
follow-through - 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"
--₂ is a kind of completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
--₂ is a part of stroke, shot
Derived form: verb follow through₁

Verb follow through has 2 senses

follow through - carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball
--₁ is one way to hit

Derived form: noun follow-through₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through - 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"
--₂ is one way to complete, finish

Derived form: noun follow-through₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s PP