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overhaul

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o·ver·haul  (vr-hôl, vr-hôl)
tr.v. o·ver·hauled, o·ver·haul·ing, o·ver·hauls
1.
a. To examine or go over carefully for needed repairs.
b. To dismantle in order to make repairs.
c. Nautical To slacken (a line) or to release and separate the blocks of (a tackle).
2. To make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate: proposals to overhaul the health care system.
3. To catch up with; overtake.
n. (vr-hôl)
1. An act of overhauling.
2. A repair job.

over·hauler n.

overhaul
Verb
1. to examine (a system or an idea) carefully for faults
2. to make repairs or adjustments to (a vehicle or machine)
3. to overtake (a vehicle or person)
Noun
a thorough examination and repair
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.overhaul - periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"
maintenance, upkeep, care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
interim overhaul - an overhaul between the regular times for overhauling
2.overhauloverhaul - the act of improving by renewing and restoring; "they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"; "a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed"
improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
face lifting, facelift, face lift - a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes; "give your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction"
Verb1.overhaul - travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
get by - pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"
top, clear - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
2.overhaul - make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"
retrofit - substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"
regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

overhaul
verb 2. overtake, pass, leave behind, catch up with, get past, outstrip, get ahead of, draw level with, outdistance

The restoration of an item to a completely serviceable condition as prescribed by maintenance serviceability standards. See also rebuild; repair.
Translations

overhaul vt [əuvəˈhɔːl]revisar, repasar
n [ˈəuvəhɔːl]revisión f
overhaul vt [əuvəˈhɔːl]réviser
n [ˈəuvəhɔːl]révision f
overhaul [əuvəˈhɔːl] vt [+ equipment, car etc] → überholen
nÜberholung f
overhaul vt [əuvəˈhɔːl]revisionare
n [ˈəuvəhɔːl]revisione f

overhaul
v overhaul [əuvəˈhoːl]
to examine carefully and repair I had my car overhauled at the garage.opknap, hersien, regmaakيفْحَص ويُصْلِحправя основен ремонтrenovovat, opravitefterse; reparereüberholenκάνω γενική επισκευήrevisar, poner a puntoüle vaatamaبازبینی کردنhuoltaaréviserלְשַּׁפֵּץनिरीक्षण करना और ठीक करनाobaviti remont, popravitinagyjavítást végezmenurunkan mesintaka í gegn, yfirfararevisionare精密検査する철저하게 조사하다apžiūrėti, patikrinti, suremontuotirūpīgi pārbaudīt; kapitāli []remontētmembaik pulihgrondig nakijkenoverhale, etterse grundigprzeglądaćvistoriara face revizie (tehnică); a reparaтщательно осматривать для ремонтаopraviťnatančno pregledatiizvršiti remontnoggrant undersöka, göra en genomgång avยกเครื่องbakım yapmak, tamir etmek大檢修ретельно оглядати; капітально ремонтуватиپرزوں کا معائنہ کر کے مرمت کرناđại tu
[ˈəuvəhoːl] n
a complete overhaul.opknapping, deeglike ondersoekفَحْص عامосновен ремонтgenerální opravahovedeftersyn; hovedreparationgründliche Überholungγενική επισκευήrevisión, puesta a puntoülevaatus, remontبازدیدhuoltorévisionשִׁיפּוּץपूरा चुस्त-दुरूस्त करनाtotalni remontnagyjavításturun mesinyfirferð, yfirhalningrevisioneオーバーホール철저한 조사patikrinimas, remontasrūpīga pārbaude; kapitālais remontskerja baik pulihrevisiegrundig ettersyn, overhalingprzeglądvistoriare­vizieкапитальный ремонтgenerálna opravanatančen pregledremontundersökning, genomgångยกเครื่องbakım全面檢修ретельний огляд; капітальний ремонтمرمتsự đại tu

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He had said that people ought to overhaul themselves, and she did not want to overhaul herself; she did not know it was done.
But Jo got out her desk and began to overhaul her half-finished manuscripts.
 
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