What is the meaning of overhaul?

noun

  • Periodic maintenance on a car or machine.
    • usage: "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"
  • The act of improving by renewing and restoring.
    • usage: "they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"; "a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed"

verb

  • Travel past.
    • usage: "The sports car passed all the trucks"
  • Make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to.
    • usage: "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"
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APAWordNet. (2010). overhaul. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/overhaul/definitions/1189757
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