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DETOX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does detox mean?
• DETOX (noun)
The noun DETOX has 1 sense:
1. the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified
Familiarity information: DETOX used as a noun is very rare.
• DETOX (verb)
The verb DETOX has 1 sense:
1. treat for alcohol or drug dependence
Familiarity information: DETOX used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("detox" is a kind of...):
hospital ward; ward (block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: detoxed
Past participle: detoxed
-ing form: detoxing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Treat for alcohol or drug dependence
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
detox; detoxify
Context example:
He was detoxified in the clinic
Hypernyms (to "detox" is one way to...):
care for; treat (provide treatment for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Context examples
Detox is a non-specific immunostimulant that may enhance the host immune response to certain cancer vaccines.
(Detox, NCI Thesaurus)
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