overhaul

Meaning

Noun

1. A major repair, renovation, or revision.
2. The process after the fire appears extinguished in which the firefighters search the structure for signs of hot spots that may cause the structure to reignite. Often this includes the process of salvage under the blanket term, salvage and overhaul.

Verb

1. To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely.
2. To pass, overtake, or travel past.
3. To keep (running rigging) clear, and see that no hitch occurs.
4. To search (a ship) for contraband goods.

Synonyms

overtake

repair

service

pass

rebuild

renovation

remodel

refit

fix

inspection

redevelopment

redo

revolutionize

overhauling

catch up

modernise

transform

renew

remould

inspection and repair

renovate

reorganize

modernize

catch up with

restore

reconstruct

revamp

outstrip

parent

rearrange

recondition

reconditioning

reconsideration

redecorate

refurbish

refurbishing

refurbishment

rehabilitate

remake

remedy

repack

reparation

reshape

return

review

revisal

revise

rework

scrutinize

see again

short-circuit

sift

surpass

survey

transfigure

transmute

upkeep

meet again

unkeep

rehabilitation

repairq

wave off

fudge factor

capital repair

major repair

heavy repair

top overhaul

major service

heavy maintenance

big repair

major overhaul

general repair

third line maintenance

through repair

turnover job

general reconstruction

general overhauling

standard periodical inspection

repairs heavy

check up thoroughly

examine throughout

alter

resee

amendment

brush aside

brush off

bypass

check

clean up

condition

convert

correction

examination

fixing

general overhaul

get around

get by

go around

go back

going-over

go through

inspect

leapfrog

maintenance

marking

mend

metamorphose

outpace

outperform

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊvəˌhɔːl/

Etymology

From over- + haul.