overhaul

Speech parts

1. overhaul - Noun

2. overhaul - Verb

Meaning

To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.

To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.

Alt. of Overhauling

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Examples

The world order needs a major overhaul. George Soros

I feel that education needs an overhaul - courses are obsolete and grades are on the way out. Kent McCord

Since September 11th Congress has created the Department of Homeland Security, more than doubled the homeland security budget and implemented a bipartisan overhaul of our intelligence systems. Doc Hastings

There is no question we need an energy policy overhaul in America. A key part of that overhaul must include moving forward aggressively with expanding nuclear energy as a renewable energy source. Storing nuclear waste is an important piece of that effort. Erik Paulsen

I'm single, so I'm trying to do an overall overhaul. The look I'm going for is very '80s supermodel. It's time to be sexy. Chloë Sevigny

My ideas about vampires may by romantic, but your attitudes toward women need a major overhaul. Deborah Harkness

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