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overhaul

[ verb oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl; noun oh-ver-hawl ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition:

    My car was overhauled by an expert mechanic.

  2. to investigate or examine thoroughly for repair or revision:

    Next year we're going to overhaul the curriculum.

  3. to gain upon, catch up with, or overtake, as in a race.
  4. to haul or turn over for examination.
  5. Nautical.
    1. to slacken (a rope) by hauling in the opposite direction to that in which the rope was drawn taut.
    2. to release the blocks of (a tackle).


noun

  1. Also over·hauling. a general examination and repair:

    The state roads were badly in need of a major overhaul.

overhaul

verb

  1. to examine carefully for faults, necessary repairs, etc
  2. to make repairs or adjustments to (a car, machine, etc)
  3. to overtake
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a thorough examination and repair
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • over·hauler noun
  • uno·ver·hauled adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of overhaul1

First recorded in 1620–30; over- + haul
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Example Sentences

Caserio and Culley have said they don’t plan to accommodate the trade request made by quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is said to be upset that the team did not follow through on pledges to consider his input on the offseason overhaul.

One of the internet’s primary protections is on the verge of an overhaul.

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The overhaul in education policy is the biggest effort by a state to reshape public education since Massachusetts — now considered to have the top-performing school system in the country — passed legislation more than 30 years ago.

General Manager Nick Caserio told reporters he has “zero interest” in moving on from Watson, who requested a trade after the Texans offered to give him input into their organizational overhaul this offseason but then didn’t follow through.

Either way, a defensive overhaul with less than $12 million in cap space is going to be difficult to pull off.

Born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, Brown seems to believe that this is simply another example of a systemic overhaul.

Other reforms would include a major overhaul of the tax system, particularly equalizing capital gains and income taxes.

Can a radical overhaul salvage this once gripping spectacle?

Without a complete overhaul of the opiate world, he worries it will continue.

Dysfunction in the VA scheduling system has been the target of watchdog reports for years—without prompting an overhaul.

But if a reform party does achieve power, if only for a term, the first thing for it to do is to overhaul the ballot system.

They knew that we were not many minutes ahead, and trusted to overhaul us before the express train could be safely passed.

However, it was quite true that she could overhaul the Spray—only give her time enough, and provided no accident should happen.

In pretty good spirits she set to work to overhaul our wardrobe, and prepare everything for packing.

At the pace the pony was going they were able to overhaul the herd in a short time.

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