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overhaul
(,/oU/v/@/r'h/O/l )

noun (n)

  • periodic maintenance on a car or machine(noun.act)
    Example:
    It was time for an overhaul on the tractor.
    Synonym:
    inspection and repair, service
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of improving by renewing and restoring(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    redevelopment, renovation
    source: wordnet30
  • A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • travel past(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    overtake, pass
    source: wordnet30
  • make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to(verb.change)
    Example:
    You should overhaul your car engine.
    Overhaul the health care system.
    Synonym:
    modernise, modernize
    source: wordnet30
  • To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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