"detox" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdiːtɒks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-detox.wav Forms: detoxes [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of detoxification. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|detoxification}} Clipping of detoxification Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} detox (countable and uncountable, plural detoxes)
  1. Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-detox-en-noun-c~bj4dJQ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 27 13 26 15
  2. A detoxification unit. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (unit): detoxifikační oddělení [neuter] (Czech), detox [informal, masculine] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-detox-en-noun-fGkRlGBp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 48 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 27 13 26 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 51 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 49 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 47 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 45 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 48 24 Disambiguation of 'unit': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: digital detox Translations (detoxification): detoxifikace [feminine] (Czech), detox [informal, masculine] (Czech), ontwenningskuur (Dutch), détox [feminine] (French), désintox [feminine] (French), detoks [masculine] (Polish), desintoxicación [feminine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'detoxification': 53 47

Verb

IPA: /ˈdiːtɒks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-detox.wav Forms: detoxes [present, singular, third-person], detoxing [participle, present], detoxed [participle, past], detoxed [past]
Etymology: Clipping of detoxification. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|detoxification}} Clipping of detoxification Head templates: {{en-verb}} detox (third-person singular simple present detoxes, present participle detoxing, simple past and past participle detoxed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To detoxify, especially from alcohol or recreational drugs. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-detox-en-verb-2nr0w9Ji Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 27 13 26 15

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