overhaul
31overhaul — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. examine, check, inspect; repair, renovate. See restoration. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. modernize, fix, renew; see improve 1 , reconstruct , repair 1 , restore 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …
32overhaul — n. renovation; overall repair; general inspection for defects before repair v. renovate; make overall repairs; examine for defects before making repairs; overtake, catch up with …
33overhaul — The maintenance procedure in which an airplane, or its components, is disassembled, inspected, serviced, if necessary repaired, and restored to a condition of normal operation …
34overhaul — verb 1》 examine (machinery or equipment) and repair it if necessary. ↘analyse and improve (a system, process, etc.). 2》 Brit. overtake. noun an act of overhauling. Origin C17 (orig. in naut. use in the sense release rope tackle by slackening… …
35overhaul — v. a. 1. Overtake, come up with, gain upon. 2. Examine, look into. 3. Re examine …
36overhaul — verb I ve been overhauling the engine Syn: service, maintain, repair, mend, fix up, rebuild, renovate, recondition, refit, refurbish; informal do up, patch up …
37overhaul — over·haul …
38overhaul — verb Syn: service, maintain, repair, mend, fix up, rebuild, renovate, recondition, refit, refurbish …
39overhaul — verb (t) /oʊvəˈhɔl / (say ohvuh hawl) 1. to investigate or examine thoroughly, as for repair. 2. to make necessary repairs to; restore to proper condition. 3. to gain upon or overtake. 4. Nautical a. to slacken (a rope) by hauling in the opposite …
40overhaul — To inquire into; to review; to disturb. To examine thoroughly, as machinery, with a view to repairs …
