overhaul : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: overhaul	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for overhaul
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overhaul n periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor" Synonym(s): overhaul, inspection and repair, service the act of improving by renewing and restoring; "they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"; "a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed" Synonym(s): renovation, redevelopment, overhaul v travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" [syn: pass, overtake, overhaul] make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system" Synonym(s): overhaul, modernize, modernise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overhaul \O`verhaul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overhauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overhauling}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overhaul \O"verhaul`\, Overhauling \O`verhaul"ing\, n. A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.