rehab — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

ahead, enough

After six months in rehab, he felt strong enough to return to work.

VERB + REHAB

checked, covers, go, got, recovering, went

She went to rehab last year to get help with her addiction.

REHAB + NOUN

cairo, facility, herself, stories

She checked herself into a rehab facility after struggling with addiction for years.

PREP.

in, in, into, on, out, up, up

She checked into rehab last month to deal with her drinking problem.

ADV.

extensively

After the car accident, she extensively rehab'd her knee with physical therapy for months.

Definitions

noun

1

Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs.

go into rehab

2

An institution for rehabilitation.

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.

3

A brief period of time spent away from the fire by a firefighter at a fire scene, for purposes of recuperation.

verb

1

To rehabilitate.

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Example Bank

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01

go into rehab

Wiktionary

02

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 straig

Wiktionary

03

She went to rehab and straightened herself out.

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04

The news covers celebrity rehab stories extensively enough to avoid talking about war or corruption.

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05

I don't want to go to rehab.

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06

He went into rehab.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, rehab is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.