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verb
- 1. take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary: "the steering box was recently overhauled" Similar
- 2. overtake (someone), especially in a sporting event: British "Jodami overhauled his chief rival" Similar
noun
- 1. a thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes made if necessary: "a major overhaul of environmental policies"
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OVERHAUL definition: 1. to repair an engine, machine, etc. so that every part of it works as it should: 2. to…. Learn more.
1. a. : to examine thoroughly. our systems of education are being constantly overhauled Saturday Rev. b (1) : repair. The mechanic overhauled the engine. (2) : to renovate, remake, revise, or renew thoroughly. Lawmakers are overhauling the welfare program. 2. : to haul or drag over. 3. : overtake.
to completely change something, especially by getting rid of some people or things and replacing them with others: Most women don't overhaul their wardrobes from season to season. The restaurant has overhauled its menu, cutting portions and eliminating items with lots of calories. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Correcting and mending.
To overhaul is to completely renovate, making major changes in order to repair. A few shutters and a new coat of paint won't come close to fixing that old, boarded-up house — it needs a complete overhaul.
Overhaul definition: to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition. See examples of OVERHAUL used in a sentence.
If you overhaul a system or method, you examine it carefully and make many changes in it in order to improve it. The government said it wanted to overhaul the employment training scheme. [ VERB noun ]
Definition of overhaul verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
