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overhaul

o·ver·haul2 /ˈəʊvəhɔːl $ ˈoʊvərhɒːl/ noun [countable]

  1. necessary changes or repairs made to a machine or system
    1. The car needs a complete overhaul
  2. when a system or method is changed in order to improve it
    1. an overhaul of the tax system

tackle

tack·le1 S3 W3 /ˈtækəl/ verb

  1. [transitive] to try to deal with difficult problem
    1. There is more than one way to tackle the problem
    2. It took twelve fire engines to tackle the blaze
  2. [intransitive and transitive]
    1. to try to take the ball away from an opponent in a game such as football or hockey
    2. to force someone to the ground so that they stop running, in a game such as American football or rugby
  3. [transitive] British English to talk to someone in order to deal with difficult problem
    1. tackle someone about something
      1. When I tackled Susan about it, she admitted she'd made a mistake
  4. [transitive] to start fighting someone, especially a criminal
    1. I certainly couldn't tackle both of them on my own
  • tackler noun [countable]

holistic

ho·lis·tic /həʊˈlɪstɪk $ hoʊ-/ adjective

  1. considering a person or thing as a whole, rather than as separate parts
    1. a holistic approach to design
  2. holistic medicine/treatment/healing etc medical treatment based on the belief that the whole person must be treated, not just the part of their body that has a disease
  • holistically /-kli/ adverb

reconnaissance

re·con·nais·sance /rɪˈkɒnəsəns, rɪˈkɒnɪsəns $ rɪˈkɑː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

the military activity of sending soldiers and aircraft to find out about the enemy's force

  • reconnaissance aircraft
  • a reconnaissance mission
  • wartime roles such as observation and reconnaissance

creak

creak /kriːk/ verb [intransitive]

  • if something such as a door, wooden floor, old bed, or stair creaks, it makes a long high noise when someone opens it, walk on it, sits on it etc

    • The floorboards creaked as she walked across the room
    • The door creaked open

  • creak noun [countable]

Reference

  • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English