2. A major repair or a revision for the purpose of improvement. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
overhaul — o‧ver‧haul [ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl ǁ ˌoʊvərˈhɒːl] verb [transitive] to repair or change all the parts of a machine or system that is not working correctly: • a proposal to overhaul the health care system overhaul [ˈəʊvəhɔːl ǁ ˈoʊvərhɒːl] noun [countable] : • … Financial and business terms
Overhaul — O ver*haul , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overhauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overhauling}.] 1. To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overhaul — may refer to: Overhaul (Transformers), a Transformers character The process of overhauling Distinguish from Overall This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title … Wikipedia
overhaul — index check (inspect), fix (repair), modify (alter), remedy, renew (refurbish) … Law dictionary
overhaul — (v.) 1620s, from OVER (Cf. over) + HAUL (Cf. haul); originally nautical, pull rigging apart for examination, which was done by slackening the rope by pulling in the opposite direction to that in which it is pulled in hoisting. The noun is… … Etymology dictionary
overhaul — [v] redo, restore check, debug, doctor*, do up*, examine, fiddle with*, fix, give facelift*, improve, inspect, mend, modernize, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, reexamine, renew, repair, retread, revamp, service, survey; concepts 126,202 … New thesaurus
overhaul — ► VERB 1) examine and repair. 2) Brit. overtake. ► NOUN ▪ an act of overhauling. ORIGIN originally in nautical use in the sense «release (rope tackle) by slackening» … English terms dictionary
overhaul — [ō΄vər hôl′; ] also, and for n.always [, ō′vər hôl΄] vt. 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 … English World dictionary
overhaul — overhauls, overhauling, overhauled (The verb is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)hɔ͟ːl[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)hɔːl[/t]].) 1) VERB: usu passive If a piece of equipment is overhauled, it is cleaned, checked thoroughly, and repaired if… … English dictionary
overhaul — I UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈhɔːl] / US [ˌoʊvərˈhɔl] verb [transitive] Word forms overhaul : present tense I/you/we/they overhaul he/she/it overhauls present participle overhauling past tense overhauled past participle overhauled 1) a) to take apart and repair … English dictionary
