Rehab
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹiːhæb/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rehab is a noun meaning (informal) Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs.
Meaning
(informal) Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs.
More Meanings
- (informal) An institution for rehabilitation.
- (firefighting) A brief period of time spent away from the fire by a firefighter at a fire scene, for purposes of recuperation.
- (informal, transitive) To rehabilitate.
Example Sentences
go into rehab
The assimilationists would have you believe that there is no lesbian or gay underclass, white or of color. That the junkies, crackheads and rummies in the drunk-tanks and welfare rehabs are all straight. Our addicts all have ample checkbooks, the best insurance their professions can buy, and membership in the right upscale cliques.
Word Forms
- rehabs
- rehabbing
- rehabbed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rehabilitation, rehabilitative, recovery, reeducation, retraining, cure.
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