Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or addictive drugs.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A detoxification unit.

More definitions
  • the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Tom finally admitted that he needed help and checked himself into detox.

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  2. Tom finally admitted he needed help and checked himself into detox.

    deTom gestand endlich ein, Hilfe zu benötigen, und unterzog sich einer Entziehungskur.

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  3. How was detox?

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  4. Benedito's spa has a detox program.

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  5. The spa offers a herbal detox bath.

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Translations

4 languages

Origin

Clipping of detoxification.

Clipping of detoxification.

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Forms

plural: detoxes
Singulardetox
Pluraldetoxes

regular

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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