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   overhaul

   verb

   • 1. take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary: "the steering box was recently overhauled" Similar servicemaintainrepairmendfix uppatch uprebuildrenovaterevampreconditionremodelrefitrefurbishmodernizeregulateadjustcheckcheck outcheck overcheck up ongive something a check-upinvestigateinspectexaminesurveyreviseupdatereconsiderreworkrestructurerealignshake upfettleinformal:do up
   • ▪ analyse and improve (a system): "moves to overhaul the income tax system"
   • 2. overtake (someone), especially in a sporting event: British "Jodami overhauled his chief rival" Similar overtakepassget pastgo pastgo bygo faster thanget/pull ahead ofoutdistanceoutstripgain oncatch up withdraw level withundertake

   noun

   • 1. a thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes made if necessary: "a major overhaul of environmental policies"

   Word Origin early 17th century (originally in nautical use in the sense ‘release rope tackle by slackening’): from over- + haul.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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