overhaul
noun
1. periodic maintenance on a car or machine
- it was time for an overhaul on the tractor
Similar word(s): service
Definition categories: act, care, maintenance, upkeep
2. the act of improving by renewing and restoring
- a major overhaul of the healthcare system was proposed
Similar word(s): redevelopment, renovation
Definition categories: act, improvement
Sentences with overhaul as a noun:
- The engine required a complete overhaul to run properly.
verb
1. travel past
Similar word(s): overtake, pass
Definition categories: motion, advance, progress
2. make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
- You should overhaul your car engine
- overhaul the health care system
Similar word(s): modernise, modernize
Definition categories: change, regenerate, renew