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v. To examine or go over carefully for needed repairs.

v. To dismantle in order to make repairs.

v. Nautical To slacken (a line) or to release and separate the blocks of (a tackle).

v. To make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate: proposals to overhaul the health care system.

v. To catch up with; overtake.

n. An act of overhauling.

n. A repair job.

n. A major repair, remake, renovation, or revision.

n. the process after the fire appears extinguished in which the firefighters search the structure for signs of hot spots that may cause the structure to reignite. Often this includes the process of salvage under the blanket term, salvage and overhaul.

v. To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely.

v. To pass, overtake, or travel past.

v. To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.

v. To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.

v. To repair thoroughly; to make repairs on; -- usually implying major repairs and perhaps modifying improvements.

n. A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.

n. A major repair or a revision for the purpose of improvement.

To turn over for examination; examine thoroughly with a view to repairs.

To reëxamine, as accounts.

To gain upon; make up with; overtake.

To search a ship for contraband goods.

n. Examination; inspection; repair.

v. make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

n. the act of improving by renewing and restoring

v. travel past

n. periodic maintenance on a car or machine

"For all of what he describes as the overhaul's strengths - particularly the limits placed on banks 'trading activities - he still feels that the legislation doesn't go far enough in curbing potentially problematic bank activities like investing in hedge funds."

overhauling   

overhauled    overhauling    overhauls   

to overhaul a rope    to overhaul a tackle    to overhaul a ship   

overtake   

redesign    reorganization    checkup    renovation    workup    renovations    refueling    restructure    revamp    disassembly