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overhauled

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Overhaul \O`ver*haul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhauled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overhauling .] To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs. (Naut.) To gain upon in a chase; ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: overhaul )

Usage examples of overhauled.

Monk nearly overhauled him there, his great, anthropoid hulk descending with a loud crash into the hold, and his hairy fingers trapping the quarry’s coat.

Given a break, he might have overhauled the machine before it gathered too much speed.

I've been trying to get the Tommie overhauled with one hand while helping Rog with political chores with the other.

Far away to windward he could see the Indefatigable's topsails as she clawed after the rest of the convoy-she had already overhauled and captured all the slower and less weatherly vessels, so that each succeeding chase would be longer.

It was far more likely that Le Reve had overhauled the Spanish fleet under its nightly short canvas and had sailed forward into the middle of it.

Far away to windward he could see the Indefatigable's topsails as she clawed after the rest of the convoy — she had already overhauled and captured all the slower and less weatherly vessels, so that each succeeding chase would be longer.

It was far more likely that Le Rêve had overhauled the Spanish fleet under its nightly short canvas and had sailed forward into the middle of it.

Louisa and the bull were running directly away from him, and he overhauled them only gradually.

The herd leaders coming on close behind them crashed through the thorn without check, and swiftly overhauled them.

Just about every group says their equipment needs to be overhauled, repaired, rebuilt— We can't keep expecting the ship to function indefinitely without major repairs.

You're going to get the ship overhauled and patched up, and then try to convince everybody we ought to push on.