What does rehab mean?
Rehab means (informal) Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs..
Rehab
/ˈɹiːhæb/ · noun
Meaning
(informal) Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs..
Definitions by Sense
- (informal) Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs.
- (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.
Synonyms for rehab
Antonyms for rehab
Related Words
Word Forms
- rehabs
- rehabbing
- rehabbed
Usage Notes
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go into rehab
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