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Overhaul (examine)
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Overhaul — O ver*haul , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overhauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overhauling}.] 1. To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overhaul — [v] redo, restore check, debug, doctor*, do up*, examine, fiddle with*, fix, give facelift*, improve, inspect, mend, modernize, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, reexamine, renew, repair, retread, revamp, service, survey; concepts 126,202 … New thesaurus
overhaul — ► VERB 1) examine and repair. 2) Brit. overtake. ► NOUN ▪ an act of overhauling. ORIGIN originally in nautical use in the sense «release (rope tackle) by slackening» … English terms dictionary
overhaul — overhauls, overhauling, overhauled (The verb is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)hɔ͟ːl[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)hɔːl[/t]].) 1) VERB: usu passive If a piece of equipment is overhauled, it is cleaned, checked thoroughly, and repaired if… … English dictionary
overhaul — overhauler, n. v. /oh veuhr hawl , oh veuhr hawl /; n. /oh veuhr hawl /, v.t. 1. to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition: My car was overhauled by an expert mechanic. 2. to investigate or examine thoroughly for repair or… … Universalium
overhaul — transitive verb Date: 1705 1. a. to examine thoroughly b. (1) repair (2) to renovate, remake, revise, or renew thoroughly 2. to haul or drag over 3. overtake • overhaul noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
overhaul — v 1. investigate, look into; inspect, examine, scrutinize; check, check out, check over or through, double check; inventory, take inventory, take stock, take account of; audit, balance, balance the books. 2. service, repair, mend, patch up, fix,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
overhaul — o•ver•haul v. [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl[/t]] n. [[t]ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl[/t]] v. t. 1) to make necessary repairs on; restore to working condition 2) to examine thoroughly and revise or refurbish: to overhaul the curriculum[/ex] 3) to gain upon, catch… … From formal English to slang
examine — Synonyms and related words: air, analyze, appraise, archetype, asleep, assess, autopsy, beau ideal, bone, canvass, case, case history, case in point, catechize, check, check out, check over, check up, check up on, cold, comment upon, con,… … Moby Thesaurus
overhaul — v. a. 1. Overtake, come up with, gain upon. 2. Examine, look into. 3. Re examine … New dictionary of synonyms
overhaul — v. & n. v.tr. 1 a take to pieces in order to examine. b examine the condition of (and repair if necessary). 2 overtake. n. a thorough examination, with repairs if necessary. Etymology: orig. Naut., = release (rope tackle) by slackening … Useful english dictionary
