Definitions for overhaulˌoʊ vərˈhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl; ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•haulˌoʊ vərˈhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl; ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl(v.; n.; v.t.)
to make necessary repairs on; restore to working condition.
to examine thoroughly and revise or refurbish:
to overhaul the curriculum.
to gain upon, catch up with, or overtake.
Naut. to slacken (a rope) by hauling in the opposite direction to that in which the rope was drawn taut. to release the blocks of (a tackle).
Category: Nautical, Navy
(n.)Also, o′ver•haul`ing. a general examination and repair.
Origin of overhaul:
1620–30
Princeton's WordNet
overhaul, inspection and repair, service(noun)
periodic maintenance on a car or machine
"it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"
renovation, redevelopment, overhaul(verb)
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"
pass, overtake, overhaul(verb)
travel past
"The sports car passed all the trucks"
overhaul, modernize, modernise(verb)
make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
"You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
overhaul(verb)ˈoʊvɚhˌɔl
to repair or renew every part of sth
They had to completely overhaul the engine.; a complete overhaul of the system
Wiktionary
overhaul(Noun)
A major repair, remake, renovation, or revision.
The engine required a complete overhaul to run properly.
overhaul(Verb)
To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely.
overhaul(Verb)
To pass, overtake, or travel past.
Origin: From over + haul.
Translations for overhaul
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- opknap, hersien, regmaakAfrikaans
- opknapping, deeglike ondersoekAfrikaans
- يفْحَص ويُصْلِحArabic
- فَحْص عامArabic
- правя основен ремонтBulgarian
- основен ремонтBulgarian
- vistoriarPortuguese (BR)
- vistoriaPortuguese (BR)
- renovovat, opravitCzech
- generální opravaCzech
- überholenGerman
- gründliche ÜberholungGerman
- efterse; reparereDanish
- hovedeftersyn; hovedreparationDanish
- κάνω γενική επισκευήGreek
- γενική επισκευήGreek
- revisar, poner a puntoSpanish
- revisión, puesta a puntoSpanish
- üle vaatamaEstonian
- ülevaatus, remontEstonian
- بازبینی کردنFarsi
- بازدیدFarsi
- huoltaaFinnish
- huoltoFinnish
- réviserFrench
- révisionFrench
- לְשַּׁפֵּץHebrew
- שִׁיפּוּץHebrew
- निरीक्षण करना और ठीक करनाHindi
- पूरा चुस्त-दुरूस्त करनाHindi
- obaviti remont, popravitiCroatian
- totalni remontCroatian
- nagyjavítást végezHungarian
- nagyjavításHungarian
- menurunkan mesinIndonesian
- turun mesinIndonesian
- takaí gegn, yfirfaraIcelandic
- yfirferð, yfirhalningIcelandic
- revisionareItalian
- revisioneItalian
- 精密検査するJapanese
- オーバーホールJapanese
- 철저히 점검하다Korean
- 분해 수리Korean
- apžiūrėti, patikrinti, suremontuotiLithuanian
- patikrinimas, remontasLithuanian
- rūpīgi pārbaudīt; kapitāli []remontētLatvian
- rūpīga pārbaude; kapitālais remontsLatvian
- membaik pulihMalay
- kerja baik pulihMalay
- grondig nakijkenDutch
- revisieDutch
- overhale, etterse grundigNorwegian
- grundig ettersyn, overhalingNorwegian
- przeglądaćPolish
- przeglądPolish
- و ترميم كردن بازبینی کردنPersian
- بازدیدPersian
- كتل او جوړولPashto
- ليدنهPashto
- vistoriarPortuguese
- vistoriaPortuguese
- a face revizie (tehnică); a reparaRomanian
- revizieRomanian
- тщательно осматривать для ремонтаRussian
- капитальный ремонтRussian
- opraviťSlovak
- generálna opravaSlovak
- natančno pregledatiSlovenian
- natančen pregledSlovenian
- izvršiti remontSerbian
- remontSerbian
- noggrant undersöka, göra en genomgång avSwedish
- undersökning, genomgångSwedish
- ยกเครื่องThai
- การยกเครื่องThai
- bakım yapmak, tamir etmekTurkish
- bakımTurkish
- 大修Chinese (Trad.)
- 全面檢修Chinese (Trad.)
- ретельно оглядати; капітально ремонтуватиUkrainian
- ретельний огляд; капітальний ремонтUkrainian
- پرزوں کا معائنہ کر کے مرمت کرناUrdu
- مرمتUrdu
- đại tuVietnamese
- sự đại tuVietnamese
- 大检修Chinese (Simp.)
- 全面检修Chinese (Simp.)
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