Definition of rehab
1 : the action or process of rehabilitating : rehabilitation; especially : a program for rehabilitating especially drug or alcohol abusers
2 : a rehabilitated building or dwelling
rehab
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Examples of rehab in a Sentence
The rehab for his leg injury is going well.
the accident victim had to undergo months of rehab before she could walk again
Recent Examples of rehab from the Web
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The programs can reduce the risks of heart attack more than standard rehab.
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Trainer's Room Mets 2B Neil Walker is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A Las Vegas.
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Past and present employees of the firm said in interviews that Kasowitz has struggled intermittently with alcohol abuse, leading to a stint in rehab in the winter of 2014-15 .
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After many stints in rehab, Nelsan attempted to withdraw from alcohol on his own.
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Infielder Chris Johnson ended his MiLB rehab assignment with Aberdeen and infielder Copeland was transferred from Frederick back to Aberdeen.
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This team will add a top-shelf starting pitcher soon, after Danny Duffy makes what is expected to be two more rehab starts at Class AAA Omaha.
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Not even 24 hours before Danny Duffy was scheduled to make a rehab start at Class Triple-A Omaha, Jakob Junis took the mound on Friday evening at Kauffman Stadium unsure what form his next appearance in a Royals uniform would take.
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The two started their home rehab business, Two Chicks and a Hammer, back in 2008 after investing in and flipping a couple of houses in their historic Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Origin and Etymology of rehab
short for rehabilitation or rehabilitate
REHAB Defined for English Language Learners
rehab
playDefinition of rehab for English Language Learners
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: a program for helping people who have problems with drugs, alcohol, etc.
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: the process of helping someone (such as an injured patient or a drug user) to become healthy again : the process of rehabilitating someone
Medical Dictionary
rehab
playMedical Definition of rehab
: rehabilitation; especially : a program for rehabilitating especially drug or alcohol abusers
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