Definitions of Overhaul [ˈoʊ vərˌhænd]

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Definition of 'Overhaul'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) overhaul
to make necessary repairs on; restore to working condition.

2.  overhaul
to examine thoroughly and revise or refurbish:
to overhaul the curriculum.

3.  overhaul
to gain upon, catch up with, or overtake.

4.  overhaul
Naut.

5.  overhaul
to slacken (a rope) by hauling in the opposite direction to that in which the rope was drawn taut.

6.  overhaul
to release the blocks of (a tackle).

7. (n.) overhaul
Also, over&syl;hauling. a general examination and repair.

Etymology: (1620–30)

Definition of 'Overhaul'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) overhaul, inspection and repair, service
periodic maintenance on a car or machine
"it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"

2. (verb) renovation, redevelopment, overhaul
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"

3. (verb) pass, overtake, overhaul
travel past
"The sports car passed all the trucks"

4. (verb) overhaul, modernize, modernise
make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
"You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"

Definition of 'Overhaul'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) overhaul
to repair or renew every part of sth
They had to completely overhaul the engine.; a complete overhaul of the system

Translation of 'Overhaul'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to examine carefully and repair I had my car overhauled at the garage.
Afrikaans: opknap, hersien, regmaak	Arabic: يفْحَص ويُصْلِح	Bulgarian: правя основен ремонт
Brazilian: vistoriar	Czech: renovovat, opravit	German: überholen
Danish: efterse; reparere	Greek: κάνω γενική επισκευή	Spanish: revisar, poner a punto
Estonian: üle vaatama	Farsi: بازبینی کردن	Finnish: huoltaa
French: réviser	Hebrew: לְשַּׁפֵּץ	Hindi: निरीक्षण करना और ठीक करना
Croatian: obaviti remont, popraviti	Hungarian: nagyjavítást végez	Indonesian: menurunkan mesin
Icelandic: takaí gegn, yfirfara	Italian: revisionare	Japanese: 精密検査する
Korean: 철저히 점검하다	Lithuanian: apžiūrėti, patikrinti, su	Latvian: rūpīgi pārbaudīt; kapitāl
Malay: membaik pulih	Dutch: grondig nakijken	Norwegian: overhale, etterse grundig
Polish: przeglądać	Persian: و ترميم كردن بازبینی کردن	Pashto: كتل او جوړول
Portuguese: vistoriar	Romanian: a face revizie (tehnică);	Russian: тщательно осматривать для
Slovak: opraviť	Slovenian: natančno pregledati	Serbian: izvršiti remont
Swedish: noggrant undersöka, göra	Thai: ยกเครื่อง	Turkish: bakım yapmak, tamir etmek
Taiwanese: 大修	Ukrainian: ретельно оглядати; капіта	Urdu: پرزوں کا معائنہ کر کے مرم
Vietnamese: đại tu	Chinese: 大检修	Afrikaans: opknapping, deeglike onde
Arabic: فَحْص عام	Bulgarian: основен ремонт	Brazilian: vistoria
Czech: generální oprava	German: gründliche Überholung	Danish: hovedeftersyn; hovedrepar
Greek: γενική επισκευή	Spanish: revisión, puesta a punto	Estonian: ülevaatus, remont
Farsi: بازدید	Finnish: huolto	French: révision
Hebrew: שִׁיפּוּץ	Hindi: पूरा चुस्त-दुरूस्त करना	Croatian: totalni remont
Hungarian: nagyjavítás	Indonesian: turun mesin	Icelandic: yfirferð, yfirhalning
Italian: revisione	Japanese: オーバーホール	Korean: 분해 수리
Lithuanian: patikrinimas, remontas	Latvian: rūpīga pārbaude; kapitāla	Malay: kerja baik pulih
Dutch: revisie	Norwegian: grundig ettersyn, overhal	Polish: przegląd
Persian: بازدید	Pashto: ليدنه	Portuguese: vistoria
Romanian: revizie	Russian: капитальный ремонт	Slovak: generálna oprava
Slovenian: natančen pregled	Serbian: remont	Swedish: undersökning, genomgång
Thai: การยกเครื่อง	Turkish: bakım	Taiwanese: 全面檢修
Ukrainian: ретельний огляд; капіталь	Urdu: مرمت	Vietnamese: sự đại tu
Chinese: 全面检修
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