VERB | motion | overhaul, pass, overtake | travel past |
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change | overhaul, modernize, modernise | make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to | |
NOUN | act | overhaul, inspection and repair, service | periodic maintenance on a car or machine |
act | overhaul, renovation, redevelopment | the act of improving by renewing and restoring |
Sounds | ow'verhhao.l | |
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Rhymes | albuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol... |
Meaning | Periodic maintenance on a car or machine. | |
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Example | "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor" | |
Synonyms | inspection and repair, service | |
Narrower | interim overhaul | An overhaul between the regular times for overhauling |
Broader | care, maintenance, upkeep | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order |
Spanish | puesta a punto, reglaje, revisión | |
Verbs | overhaul | make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to |
Meaning | The act of improving by renewing and restoring. | |
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Synonyms | renovation, redevelopment | |
Narrower | face lift, facelift, face lifting | A renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes |
Broader | improvement | The act of improving something |
Spanish | renovación | |
Catalan | renovació |
Meaning | Travel past. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | pass, overtake | |
Narrower | clear, top | Pass by, over, or under without making contact |
get by | Pass or move in front of | |
Broader | advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on | Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
Spanish | adelantar, alcanzar, pasar |
Meaning | make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | modernize, modernise | |
Entails | repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn / torn or broken |
Narrower | retrofit | Substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones |
Broader | regenerate, renew | reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new |
Spanish | modernizar, reacondicionar, repasar, revisar | |
Catalan | modernitzar, repassar, revisar | |
Nouns | overhaul | periodic maintenance on a car or machine |
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