overhaul
noun/ˈəʊvəhɔːl/
/ˈəʊvərhɔːl/
- an examination of a machine or system, including doing repairs on it or making changes to it
- a complete/major overhaul
- A radical overhaul of the tax system is necessary.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- major
- massive
- …
- have
- undergo
- give something
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally in nautical use in the sense ‘release rope tackle by slackening’): from over- + haul.Definitions on the go
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