VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / overhaul

Thesaurus: overhaul

To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

Definitions

  1. v. t. To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.
  2. v. t. To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.
  3. n. Alt. of Overhauling
  4. n. periodic maintenance on a car or machine
  5. n. the act of improving by renewing and restoring
  6. v. travel past
  7. v. make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
  8. 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. A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.
  9. To gain upon in a chase; to overtake. To overhaul a tackle, topull on the leading parts so as to separate the blocks.-- To overhaul running rigging, to keep it clear, and see that nohitch occurs.
  10. v:48/n:52 n. periodic maintenance on a car or machine v. make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to