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overhaul

noun

1 overhaul

Periodic maintenance on a car or machine:
— It was time for an overhaul on the tractor.

synonyms: inspection and repair, service.

Dutch: controlebeurt, onderhoudsbeurt, servicebeurt
Polish: przeglÄ…d techniczny

2 overhaul

The act of improving by renewing and restoring:
— A major overhaul of the healthcare system was proposed.

synonyms: redevelopment, renovation.

Dutch: herontwikkeling, renovatie, stadsvernieuwing
Polish: remont, remontowanie

verb

1 overhaul

Travel past.

synonyms: overtake, pass.

Roget 461: make inquiry etc. n.; inquire, ask, seek, search.    look for, look about for, look out for; scan, reconnoiter, explore, sound, ... show more

Roget 932: disapprove; dislike etc. 867; lament etc. 839; object to, take exception to; be scandalized at, think ill of; view with disfavor, view with dark eyes, view with jaundiced eyes; ... show more

Roget 85: number, count, tally, tell; call over, run over; take an account of, enumerate, muster, poll, recite, recapitulate; sum; ... show more

Roget 457: be attentive etc. adj.; attend, advert to, observe, look, see, view, remark, notice, regard, take notice, ... show more

Dutch: moderniseren, inhalen, renoveren

2 overhaul

Make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to:
— You should overhaul your car engine.
— Overhaul the health care system.

synonyms: modernise, modernize.

Dutch: moderniseren


Moby thesaurus: adjust, adjustment, amends, audit, autopsy, balance, balance the books, canvass, catch up with, check, check out, check over, check up on, cobble, come up to, come up with, commission, compensation, condition, correction ... show more.

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