overhaul

American  

[oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl] / ˌoʊ vərˈhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl /

verb (used with object)

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 revision.

   Next year we're going to overhaul the curriculum.

3. to gain upon, catch up with, or overtake, as in a race.

4. to haul or turn over for examination.

5. Nautical.

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

   2. to release the blocks of (a tackle).

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noun

1. Also overhauling. a general examination and repair.

   The state roads were badly in need of a major overhaul.

overhaul British  

verb

1. to examine carefully for faults, necessary repairs, etc

2. to make repairs or adjustments to (a car, machine, etc)

3. to overtake

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noun

1. a thorough examination and repair

Other Word Forms

• overhauler noun
• unoverhauled adjective

Etymology

Origin of overhaul

First recorded in 1620–30; over- + haul

Example Sentences

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the overhaul would mean that officers would "no longer be policing perfectly legal tweets" and would have more time to patrol streets and catch criminals.

From BBC

Three years ago, Apple overhauled autocorrect to look at overall sentence context.

From The Wall Street Journal

And rather than relying on its own engineers to overhaul Siri, Apple has turned to Google for AI capability.

From Barron's

In a fortnight where Europe-chasing rivals United drew two blanks in three league games, Arsenal hit 10 across two games to overhaul their goal difference deficit.

From BBC

Peer Norwegian Cruise Line was down 6.9% even as the cruise carrier said it would overhaul its board after reaching a truce with activist Elliott Investment Management.

From Barron's

Related Words

• fix
• improve
• modernize
• rebuild
• reconstruct
• reexamine
• renew
• repair
• revamp