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Synonyms for overhaul

Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb oh-ver-hawl, oh-ver-hawl; noun oh-ver-hawl
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl; noun ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl

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Définition of overhaul

Origin :
  • 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.
  • verb redo, restore
Example sentences :
  • The cruisers did not overhaul the little vessel as rapidly as Madden had anticipated.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • While breakfast was in the course of preparation he went out to overhaul his saddle.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • I don't think that craft could overhaul the Lion, if they tried ever so.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • Not much, only I would like to have you overhaul my knapsack for me.
  • Extract from : « Winning His Way » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • Whilst they were absent I carried the captain into the hold and left him to overhaul it.
  • Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell
  • Some of their men and horses were killed in their eagerness to overhaul the General.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson » by Edward A. Moore
  • I was up at four in the morning, however, and called all hands to overhaul the boat.
  • Extract from : « Danger! and Other Stories » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • She can give everyone of you the lead by a mile and then overhaul you on the first tack.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Stewart at School » by Gabrielle E. Jackson
  • At the pace the pony was going they were able to overhaul the herd in a short time.
  • Extract from : « The Pony Rider Boys in Texas » by Frank Gee Patchin
  • The latter's pony was straining every muscle to overhaul the muley.
  • Extract from : « The Pony Rider Boys in Texas » by Frank Gee Patchin

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