overhaul
/ˌoʊvɚˈhɔl/ verb C2- To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely.
- To pass, overtake, or travel past.
- To keep (running rigging) clear, and see that no hitch occurs.
- To search (a ship) for contraband goods.
- To carry out an overhaul.
He/she/it overhauls · Past overhauled · Past participle overhauled · -ing form overhauling
Verb forms
- Base form
- overhaul
- He/she/it
- overhauls
- Past
- overhauled
- Past participle
- overhauled
- -ing form
- overhauling
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Overcoming entrenched bureaucratic inertia and endless parliamentary debates, they hastily passed a bill to completely overhaul the metropolitan drainage system in record time.
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