overhaul
pronunciation
How to pronounce overhaul in British English:
UK [ˈəʊvəhɔːl , ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl]
How to pronounce overhaul in American English:
US [ˈoʊvərhɔːl , ˌoʊvərˈhɔːl]
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- Noun:
- periodic maintenance on a car or machine
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- Verb:
- travel past
- make repairs or adjustments to
Word Origin
- overhaul (v.)
- 1620s, from over- + haul (v.); originally nautical, "pull rigging apart for examination," which was done by slackening the rope by hauling in the opposite direction to that in which it is pulled in hoisting. Replaced overhale in sense of "overtake" (1793). Related: Overhauled; overhauling.
- overhaul (n.)
- 1826, from overhaul (v.).
Example
- 1. Its finances and its government require a drastic overhaul .
- 2. In my view , the policy needs a major overhaul .
- 3. Most sunscreen brands must overhaul their packaging due to the fda 's new guidelines .
- 4. The radical overhaul of britain 's financial sector in 1986 was dubbed the big bang .
- 5. The system certainly needs an overhaul .