Overhaul — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

periodic maintenance on a car or machine

the act of improving by renewing and restoring

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚhˈɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəhˈɔːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəhˈɔːl/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚhˈɔːl/.

Examples

it was time for an overhaul on the tractor
they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property
a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

modernise pass renovation modernize service overtake redevelopment inspection and repair

Parts of Speech

noun	periodic maintenance on a car or machine “it was time for an overhaul on the tractor”
noun	the act of improving by renewing and restoring “they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property”
verb	travel past “The sports car passed all the trucks”
verb	make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to “You should overhaul your car engine”

Word Forms

overhaul	verb	make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
service	verb	make fit for use
renovate	verb	make brighter and prettier
redevelop	verb	formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
passage	noun	the motion of one object relative to another
passing	noun	the motion of one object relative to another
overtaking	noun	going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
overhaul	noun	periodic maintenance on a car or machine

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überholung

regelmäßige Wartung eines Autos oder einer Maschine

🇫🇷French

révision

entretien périodique d'une voiture ou d'une machine

🇪🇸Spanish

revisión

mantenimiento periódico de un coche o máquina

🇮🇹Italian

revisione

manutenzione periodica su un'auto o una macchina

🇳🇱Dutch

herziening

periodiek onderhoud aan een auto of machine

🇵🇹Portuguese

revisão

manutenção periódica em um carro ou máquina

🇷🇺Russian

капитальный ремонт

периодическое техническое обслуживание автомобиля или машины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओवरहाल

किसी कार या मशीन का आवधिक रखरखाव

🇧🇩Bengali

ওভারহল

একটি গাড়ী বা মেশিনে পর্যায়ক্রমিক রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ

🇮🇳Tamil

மாற்றியமைத்தல்

கார் அல்லது இயந்திரத்தில் அவ்வப்போது பராமரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

మరమ్మత్తు

కారు లేదా యంత్రంపై ఆవర్తన నిర్వహణ

🇮🇳Marathi

दुरुस्ती

कार किंवा मशीनवर नियतकालिक देखभाल

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરઓલ

કાર અથવા મશીન પર સમયાંતરે જાળવણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೂಲಂಕುಷ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ

ಕಾರು ಅಥವಾ ಯಂತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಆವರ್ತಕ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓവർഹോൾ

ഒരു കാറിലോ മെഷീനിലോ ആനുകാലിക അറ്റകുറ്റപ്പണി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਹਾਲ

ਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਮਸ਼ੀਨ 'ਤੇ ਸਮੇਂ-ਸਮੇਂ 'ਤੇ ਰੱਖ-ਰਖਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

اوور ہال

کار یا مشین پر وقتا فوقتا دیکھ بھال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

检修

汽车或机器的定期维护

🇯🇵Japanese

オーバーホール

車や機械の定期メンテナンス

🇰🇷Korean

분해 검사

자동차 또는 기계의 정기 유지 관리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đại tu

bảo dưỡng định kỳ ô tô, máy móc

🇹🇭Thai

ยกเครื่อง

การบำรุงรักษารถยนต์หรือเครื่องจักรเป็นระยะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemeriksaan

perawatan berkala pada mobil atau mesin

🇲🇾Malay

baik pulih

penyelenggaraan berkala pada kereta atau mesin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إصلاح

الصيانة الدورية للسيارة أو الآلة

🇮🇷Persian

تعمیرات اساسی

تعمیر و نگهداری دوره ای در ماشین یا ماشین

🇹🇷Turkish

revizyon

bir araba veya makinenin periyodik bakımı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁפֵּץ

תחזוקה תקופתית במכונית או במכונה

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