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/ˈoʊvərhˌɔl/ Listen

verb

Overhaul v. t. (past & past part. overhauled; pres. part. overhauling)

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

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

To repair thoroughly; to make repairs on; usually implying major repairs and perhaps modifying improvements.

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.

noun

Overhauling, Overhaul n.

A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.

A major repair or a revision for the purpose of improvement.

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Etymology of 'Overhaul'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Overhaul" Quotes from Famous Books

... overhaul you, young man," he said. "There may be a weakness at your heart. How're you ...

— Tell England - A Study in a Generation • Ernest Raymond

... the first ship I sight, and send 'em here to pick you up. Now you'll own that's talking. Handsomer you couldn't look to get, not you. And I hope"—raising his voice—"that all hands in this here block-house will overhaul my words, for what is spoke to one ...

— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson

... we thought it a little remarkable that, as we had not had one unpleasant Sunday during the whole voyage, the only tolerable day here should be a Sunday. We got time to clear up the steerage and forecastle, and set things to rights, and to overhaul our wet clothes a little. But this did not last very long. Between five and six— the sun was then nearly three hours high— the cry of "All Starbowlines[1] ahoy!'' summoned our watch on deck, ...

— Two Years Before the Mast • Richard Henry Dana

... a mile before them and terminated at a rock wall into which, no doubt, one or more canons cut like sword clefts. The cowpunchers had picked mounts, but it was plain they could not overhaul the Apaches before ...

— A Man Four-Square • William MacLeod Raine

... thar salt lick, whenst I las' seen him," replied the tanner; "ef ye stir yer stumps right lively, mebbe ye'll overhaul him yit." ...

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