English-Thai Dictionary
overhaul
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
OVERHAUL
v.t. 1. To spread over.
2. To turn over for examination; to separate and inspect.
3. To draw over.
4. To examine again.
5. To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
OVERHAUL
O `ver *haul ", 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. )
Defn: 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.
OVERHAUL; OVERHAULING
OVERHAUL; OVERHAULING O "ver *haul `, O `ver *haul "ing, n.
Defn: A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.
New American Oxford Dictionary
overhaul
o ver haul ▶verb |ˌōvərˈhôl ˌoʊvərˈhɔl | [ with obj. ] 1 take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment ) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary: a company that overhauls and repairs aircraft engines | figurative : moves to overhaul the income tax system. 2 Brit. overtake (someone ), esp. in a sporting event. ▶noun |ˈōvərˌhôl ˈoʊvərˌhɔl |a thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes made if necessary: a major overhaul of environmental policies. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally in nautical use in the sense ‘release (rope tackle ) by slackening ’): from over- + haul .
Oxford Dictionary
overhaul
over |haul ▶verb |əʊvəˈhɔːl | [ with obj. ] 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. • analyse and improve (a system ). 2 Brit. overtake (someone ), especially in a sporting event: Jodami overhauled his chief rival. ▶noun |ˈəʊvəhɔːl |a thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes made if necessary: a major overhaul of environmental policies. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally in nautical use in the sense ‘release rope tackle by slackening ’): from over- + haul .
American Oxford Thesaurus
overhaul
overhaul verb I've been overhauling the engine: service, maintain, repair, mend, fix up, rebuild, renovate, recondition, refit, refurbish; informal do up, patch up.
Oxford Thesaurus
overhaul
overhaul verb 1 I've been overhauling the gearbox: service, maintain, repair, mend, fix up, patch up, rebuild, renovate, revamp, recondition, remodel, refit, refurbish, modernize; regulate, adjust; check, check out, check over, check up on, give something a check-up, investigate, inspect, examine, survey; revise, update, reconsider, rework, restructure, realign, shake up; N. English fettle; informal do up. 2 Kenyon was the only man who could have overhauled him in the world title race: overtake, pass, get past, go past, go by, go faster than, get /pull ahead of, outdistance, outstrip; gain on, catch up with, draw level with.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
overhaul
o ver haul /òʊvə r hɔ́ːl /動詞 他動詞 1 〖通例be ~ed 〗全体的に点検修理する ▸ have A overhauled Aを分解点検 [修理 ]してもらう .2 〈制度など 〉を抜本的に改革する .3 (競走などで )〈車 船 人など 〉に追いつく (overtake ); …を追い越す .4 (試験のために )〈人 〉を呼び出す .名詞 /-́--̀ /C 総点検, 修理, オーバーホール ; (制度の )改革 .