Meaning

2 senses
  1. A major repair, renovation, or revision.

    The engine required a complete overhaul to run properly.

    Überholung, Aufarbeitung, Grundinstandsetzung

    ремо́нтremónt

    капіта́льний ремо́нтkapitálʹnyj remónt

  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.

More definitions
  • periodic maintenance on a car or machine
  • the act of improving by renewing and restoring

Examples

8 sentences
  1. The engine needs a total overhaul.

    ruДвигателю нужен капитальный ремонт. — p0wcr

  2. The dictator called his plan a "judicial overhaul."

  3. Ventilation systems would need to be overhauled to “minimize recirculating air.”

  4. Kenya is embarking on a pilot program to overhaul its education system.

  5. The website needs an overhaul.

    deDie Webseite müsste mal überholt werden. — Yorwba

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a major repair, remake, renovation, or revision:
Русский
By meaning 1
a major repair, remake, renovation, or revision:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a major repair, remake, renovation, or revision:

Forms

plural: overhauls
Singularoverhaul
Pluraloverhauls

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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