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overhaul - 5 dictionary results

o⋅ver⋅haul

[v. oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl; n. oh-ver-hawl]
–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.
a. to slacken (a rope) by hauling in the opposite direction to that in which the rope was drawn taut.
b. to release the blocks of (a tackle).
–noun
6. Also, o⋅ver⋅haul⋅ing. a general examination and repair: The state roads were badly in need of a major overhaul.

Origin:
1620–30; over- + haul


o⋅ver⋅haul⋅er, noun
o·ver·haul   (ō'vər-hôl', ō'vər-hôl')   
tr.v.   o·ver·hauled, o·ver·haul·ing, o·ver·hauls
    1. To examine or go over carefully for needed repairs.
    2. To dismantle in order to make repairs.
    3. Nautical To slacken (a line) or to release and separate the blocks of (a tackle).
  1. To make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate: proposals to overhaul the health care system.
  2. To catch up with; overtake.
n.   (ō'vər-hôl')
  1. An act of overhauling.
  2. A repair job.
o'ver·haul'er n.

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.

2. (Naut.) To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.

To overhaul a tackle, to pull on the leading parts so as to separate the blocks.

To overhaul running rigging, to keep it clear, and see that no hitch occurs.

Overhaul

O"ver*haul`\, Overhauling \O`ver*haul"ing\, n. A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.
Language Translation for : overhaul
Spanish: revisar, poner a punto,
German: überholen,
Japanese: 精密検査する

overhaul 
1626, from over + haul (q.v.), originally nautical, "pull rigging apart for examination," which was done by slackening the rope by pulling in the opposite direction to that in which it is pulled in hoisting. The noun is attested from 1826. Replaced overhale in sense of "overtake" (1793).
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