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Overhaul

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Noun

1. inspection and repair, overhaul, service

periodic maintenance on a car or machine

Example Sentences:
'it was time for an overhaul on the tractor'

2. overhaul, redevelopment, renovation

the act of improving by renewing and restoring

Example Sentences:
'they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property'
'a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed'

Verb

3. overhaul, overtake, pass

travel past

Example Sentences:
'The sports car passed all the trucks'

4. modernise, modernize, overhaul

make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

Example Sentences:
'You should overhaul your car engine'
'overhaul the health care system'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Overhaul

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verb (ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl ) (transitive)
1. 
to examine carefully for faults, necessary repairs, etc
2. 
to make repairs or adjustments to (a car, machine, etc)
3. 
to overtake
noun (ˈəʊvəˌhɔːl )
4. 
a thorough examination and repair

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Overhaul

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verb transitive
1. 
to haul over, as for examination
2. 
a. 
to check thoroughly for needed repairs
b. 
to make the repairs, adjustments, etc. needed to restore (a motor, etc.) to good working order
3. 
to gain on, catch up with, or overtake
noun
4. 
an overhauling; thorough examination or restoration to good working order

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Overhaul

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tr.v. o·ver·hauled, o·ver·haul·ing, o·ver·hauls
1.
a. To examine thoroughly and make any needed repairs: overhauled the engine to check for problems.
b. To revise extensively: proposals to overhaul the health care system.
2. Nautical To slacken (a line) or to release and separate the blocks of (a tackle).
3. Chiefly British To catch up with; overtake: overhauled the fugitive after a six-hour chase.
n. (ōvər-hôl′)
1. An act of overhauling.
2. A repair job.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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