Definition of "pull-through" []

• Cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• ""It is slightly disappointing... that the solid growth guidance does not pull-through into an expectation of any margin improvement in 2012," said Simon Marshall-Lockyer , analyst at Jefferies."
• "We're building customer-facing products, and Keith has been very true to his word in terms of investing in those things that he thinks will either increase EBITDA, drop money to the bottom line, or increase direct revenue from the product or pull-through revenue by making us sticky."
• "Ear protection was a couple of pieces of 4x2 (the cloth material used to clean the bore of a .303 with a pull-through, not a piece of wood!)."