overhauled
Meaning of overhauled
verb, past tense
- take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary.
the steering box was recently overhauled
- overtake (someone), especially in a sporting event.
Jodami overhauled his chief rival
early 17th century (originally in nautical use in the sense ‘release rope tackle by slackening’): from over- + haul.
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Hyphenation of overhauled
over-hauled
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- overhauled is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
overhauled synonyms
Meaning perform routine maintenance or repair work on (a vehicle or machine):
Meaning cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue:
Meaning restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition:
Meaning repair (something that is broken or damaged):
Meaning build (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed:
Meaning restore (something old, especially a building) to a good state of repair:
Meaning give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to:
Meaning overhaul or repair (a vehicle engine or piece of equipment):
Meaning change the structure or form of (something, especially a building):
Meaning replace or repair machinery, equipment, and fittings in (a ship, building, etc.):
Meaning renovate and redecorate (something, especially a building):
Meaning adapt (something) to modern needs or habits, typically by installing modern equipment or adopting modern ideas or methods:
Meaning control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly:
Meaning alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result:
Meaning examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something:
Meaning carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth:
Meaning look at (someone or something) closely, typically to assess their condition or to discover any shortcomings:
Meaning inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in order to determine their nature or condition:
Meaning look closely at or examine (someone or something):
Meaning examine and make corrections or alterations to (written or printed matter):
Meaning make (something) more modern or up to date:
Meaning consider (something) again, especially for a possible change of decision regarding it:
Meaning make changes to the original version of (something):
Meaning organize differently:
Meaning change or restore to a different or former position or state:
Meaning trim or clean the rough edges of (a metal casting or a piece of pottery) before firing:
Meaning catch up with and pass while travelling in the same direction:
Meaning move or cause to move in a specified direction:
Meaning leave (a competitor or pursuer) far behind:
Meaning move faster than and overtake (someone else):
Meaning commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on:
Words that rhyme with overhauled
backhauled, bemauled, boxhauled, caterwauled, closehauled, clubhauled, hauled, keelhauled, mauled, miauled, shauled, unhauled, unmauled, unoverhauled, wauled, vestibuled, loculed, maculed, reculed, reticuled, ridiculed, tuberculed, unridiculed, enscheduled, noduled, nonscheduled, prescheduled, rescheduled, sceduled, scheduled, unscheduled, moguled, quadranguled, raguled, unguled, shuled, emuled, muled, befouled, besouled, controuled, defouled, engouled, ensouled, fouled, insouled, jouled, prouled, rouled, souled
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