overhaul

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

OVERHAUL', verb transitive 1. To spread over. 2. To turn over for examination; to separate and inspect. 3. To draw over. 4. To examine again. 5. To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.
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