OVERHAUL | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of overhaul in English overhaulverb [ T ] uk /əʊ.vəˈhɔːl/ us /oʊ.vɚˈhɑːl/ Add to word list Add to word list to repair an engine, machine, etc. so that every part of it works as it should: I got the engine overhauled. to completely change a system so that it works more effectively: The government has recently overhauled the healthcare system. The school chose to overhaul its curriculum by equipping classrooms with new technology. to completely change something, especially by getting rid of some people or things and replacing them with others: Most women don't overhaul their wardrobes from season to season. The restaurant has overhauled its menu, cutting portions and eliminating items with lots of calories. Correcting and mending

• calibration
• clean (someone/something) up phrasal verb
• correction
• extensive repairs
• fiddle (around) with something phrasal verb
• mess
• recover
• rectifiable
• rectification
• refine
• refinement
• refit
• remedy
• revise
• scratch
• servicing
• set/put the record straight idiom
• smooth something away phrasal verb
• smoothen
• sort

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Changing overhaulnoun uk /ˈəʊ.vəˌhɔːl/ us /ˈoʊ.vɚˌhɑːl/ [ C or U ] the act of repairing an engine, machine, etc. so that every part works as it should: I took my motorbike in for an overhaul. Our gas turbine division is now a world market leader in the repair and overhaul of industrial gas turbines. [ C ] the act of completely changing a system so that it works more effectively: They announced plans for a radical overhaul of the country's political system. Such changes call for an overhaul of the way Britain runs air travel. [ C ] the act of completely changing something, especially by getting rid of some people or things and replacing them with others: There is likely to be a major overhaul of the squad this summer. Correcting and mending

• calibration
• clean (someone/something) up phrasal verb
• correction
• extensive repairs
• fiddle (around) with something phrasal verb
• mess
• recover
• rectifiable
• rectification
• refine
• refinement
• refit
• remedy
• revise
• scratch
• servicing
• set/put the record straight idiom
• smooth something away phrasal verb
• smoothen
• sort

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Change and changes (Definition of overhaul from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

overhaul | American Dictionary

overhaulverb [ T ] us /ˌoʊ·vərˈhɔl/ Add to word list Add to word list to repair or improve something so it works well: They repaired and maintained aircraft and overhauled their engines. Congressional leaders are considering overhauling the Clean Air Act.

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noun [ C ] us /ˈoʊ·vərˌhɔl/ I think our justice system needs a major overhaul. (Definition of overhaul from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

overhaul | Business English

overhaulverb [ T ] uk /ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/ us Add to word list Add to word list to repair or improve something so that every part of it works as it should: The government plans to overhaul bank regulations. The network has been overhauled and upgraded. I got the engine overhauled. The new CEO's mandate from the board had been to overhaul the company from top to bottom. overhaulnoun [ C ] uk /ˈəʊvəhɔːl/ us the act of repairing or improving something so that every part of it works as it should: a complete/major/radical overhaul The firm's organizational infrastructure needed a major overhaul. Critics of the overhaul argued that yesterday's changes were only cosmetic improvements. (Definition of overhaul from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of overhaul

overhaul Furthermore, in line with neo-liberal philosophy, the government also overhauled fisheries management and deregulated the control of resources. From the Cambridge English Corpus The protocol is poorly designed, and must be overhauled from the bottom up, rethinking all assumptions that have been made. From the Cambridge English Corpus In other states, the very development and implementation of such initiatives may require overhauling or establishing new organizational relationships and service areas. From the Cambridge English Corpus With the millennium scares causing some major overhauls of system security, researchers and systems manager may well now become complacent. From the Cambridge English Corpus Another fresh strand of thinking is that the very concept of global labour standards should be refashioned, if not overhauled altogether. From the Cambridge English Corpus The learner's search for personal meaning and relevance had been overhauled by the external world of non-negotiable concepts, structures and formalities and by the inertia of fact and theory. From the Cambridge English Corpus Consequently, to prepare for integration, the existing structure may need a thorough overhaul achieved by a comprehensive programme of planned staff and curriculum development. From the Cambridge English Corpus Meaningful societal change (of which accountability is likely to be a key part) requires the overhaul of political, legal and social institutions. From the Cambridge English Corpus Since then, a major overhaul of the water sector has been taking place, and much hope has been placed in private-sector participation. From the Cambridge English Corpus A related reform focus is the overhaul of accounting and auditing systems. From the Cambridge English Corpus We thank the referees whose insightful comments, particularly about the order of presentation, made us think again and overhaul an earlier draft. From the Cambridge English Corpus There is a need for a total overhaul of the international political system, based upon pacifist principles. From the Cambridge English Corpus In 1966 a military junta committed to moderately liberal economic policies seized power and began to plan a complete overhaul of the pension system. From the Cambridge English Corpus Current changes concern increasing quality and standards within the present structure rather than overhauling the basic framework. From the Cambridge English Corpus The machine was thoroughly overhauled and adjusted at the same time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of overhaul These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of overhaul?

Translations of overhaul

in Chinese (Traditional) 徹底檢修，大修, 改造, 改進… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 彻底检修，大修, 改造, 改进… See more in Spanish revisar, revisión, revisión [feminine… See more in Portuguese fazer uma revisão de, revisão, revisar… See more in Turkish in French in Japanese in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian baştan aşağı gözden/bakımdan geçirmek, bütünüyle bakım onarım yapmak, bakım yapmak… See more réviser, révision [feminine], révision… See more 分解修理（ぶんかい しゅうり）する, 分解修理（ぶんかいしゅうり）… See more grondig nakijken, revisie… See more renovovat, opravit, generální oprava… See more efterse, reparere, hovedeftersyn… See more menurunkan mesin, turun mesin… See more ยกเครื่อง, การยกเครื่อง… See more đại tu, sự đại tu… See more dokonać przeglądu, remontować, przeprowadzić remont (kapitalny)… See more noggrant undersöka, göra en genomgång av, undersökning… See more membaik pulih, kerja baik pulih… See more überholen, gründliche Überholung… See more overhale, overhaling [masculine], etterse grundig… See more ретельно оглядати, капітально ремонтувати, ретельний огляд… See more Need a translator?

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