0 to repair an engine, machine, etc. so that every part of it works as it should: --
The restaurant has overhauled its menu, cutting portions and eliminating items with lots of calories.
Most women don't overhaul their wardrobes from season to season.
The school chose to overhaul its curriculum by equipping classrooms with new technology.
The government has recently overhauled the healthcare system.
I got the engine overhauled.
1 the act of repairing an engine, machine, etc. so that every part works as it should: --
There is likely to be a major overhaul of the squad this summer.
Such changes call for an overhaul of the way Britain runs air travel.
They announced plans for a radical overhaul of the country's political system.
Our gas turbine division is now a world market leader in the repair and overhaul of industrial gas turbines.
I took my motorbike in for an overhaul.
2 to repair or improve something so it works well: --
Congressional leaders are considering overhauling the Clean Air Act.
They repaired and maintained aircraft and overhauled their engines.
3 to repair or improve something so that every part of it works as it should: --
4 the act of repairing or improving something so that every part of it works as it should: --
Critics of the overhaul argued that yesterday's changes were only cosmetic improvements.
a complete/major/radical overhaul The firm's organizational infrastructure needed a major overhaul.
Current changes concern increasing quality and standards within the present structure rather than overhauling the basic framework.
In 1966 a military junta committed to moderately liberal economic policies seized power and began to plan a complete overhaul of the pension system.
A possible case of conversion is the overhaul for which the verb to haul over is not on record.
There is a need for a total overhaul of the international political system, based upon pacifist principles.
We thank the referees whose insightful comments, particularly about the order of presentation, made us think again and overhaul an earlier draft.
A related reform focus is the overhaul of accounting and auditing systems.
Since then, a major overhaul of the water sector has been taking place, and much hope has been placed in private-sector participation.
Meaningful societal change (of which accountability is likely to be a key part) requires the overhaul of political, legal and social institutions.
