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To examine or go over carefully for needed repairs.
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To dismantle in order to make repairs.
(verb-transitive)
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Nautical To slacken (a line) or to release and separate the blocks of (a tackle).
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To make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate: proposals to overhaul the health care system.
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To catch up with; overtake.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.