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overhaul
[ verb oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl; noun oh-ver-hawl ]
verb (used with object)
- to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition:
My car was overhauled by an expert mechanic.
- to investigate or examine thoroughly for repair or revision:
Next year we're going to overhaul the curriculum.
- to gain upon, catch up with, or overtake, as in a race.
- to haul or turn over for examination.
- Nautical.
- to slacken (a rope) by hauling in the opposite direction to that in which the rope was drawn taut.
- to release the blocks of (a tackle).
noun
- Also ´Çv±ð°ù·³ó²¹³Ü±ôi²Ô²µ. a general examination and repair:
The state roads were badly in need of a major overhaul.
overhaul
verb
- to examine carefully for faults, necessary repairs, etc
- to make repairs or adjustments to (a car, machine, etc)
- to overtake
noun
- a thorough examination and repair
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Çv±ð°ù·³ó²¹³Ü±ôİù noun
- ³Ü²Ôo·±¹±ð°ù·³ó²¹³Ü±ô±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
The overhaul - which is ongoing - was made possible after a fundraising campaign resulted in £17,000 in donations.
Kennedy admitted that his overhaul of the department would be a “painful period†for the agency.
However, the Labour MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, Alex Mayer, has called for a "major overhaul of time" and a conversation about "how best to use our nation's daylight hours" in a parliamentary debate.
Columbia University has agreed to implement a host of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department.
Trump believes the taxes will encourage US firms to buy from American suppliers and use American labour, but businesses argue this is unrealistic because they would need to overhaul their supply chains.
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