Associations to the word «Detox»

Wiktionary

DETOX, noun. Detoxification, especially of alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.
DETOX, noun. A detoxification unit.
DETOX, verb. Detoxify, especially from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.

Dictionary definition

DETOX, noun. The hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified.
DETOX, verb. Treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in the clinic".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats