Overhaul

Quick meaning: Overhaul is a noun meaning A major repair, renovation, or revision.

Meaning

A major repair, renovation, or revision.

More Meanings

1. To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely.
2. To pass, overtake, or travel past.
3. (nautical) To keep (running rigging) clear, and see that no hitch occurs.
4. (transitive) To search (a ship) for contraband goods.
5. (firefighting) To carry out an overhaul.
6. (firefighting) The process after the fire appears extinguished in which the firefighters search the structure for signs of hot spots that may cause the structure to reignite.

Example Sentences

The engine required a complete overhaul to run properly.

While the engines are dealt with in the diesel shop, their parent locomotives are overhauled in the erecting shop.

Although they believe they can overhaul their 2-0 deficit, they cannot afford to be as lethargic as this at Camp Nou, and the time is surely approaching when Manuel Pellegrini's faith in Martín Demichelis wavers.

In his senior year, he had run across an old '66 Chevy Super Sport headed for the junkyard, bought it for a song, and overhauled it with his dad's help, turning it into the big red muscle car it was back in its day.

Word Forms

• overhauls
• overhauling
• overhauled

Synonyms for overhaul

Depending on context, synonyms include pass, overtake, modernize, overhauling, service.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include modernize, service, pass, overtake, renovation, revamp.

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