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detox

/ˈdiːtɒks/

detox noun: detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or addictive drugs.

Noun

detox (countable and uncountable, plural detoxes)

  1. Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or addictive drugs.
  2. A detoxification unit.

Verb

detox (third-person singular simple present detoxes, present participle detoxing, simple past and past participle detoxed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To detoxify, especially from alcohol or recreational drugs.
    • My grandmother said being organized led to success, so I set out to turn our fridge into a liquid dieter's paradise. First was detoxing the kitchen. I tossed out everything that would lead to temptation, like the leftover candy from Halloween, as well as everything that was expired and rotten.2015, Dawn Lerman, My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes

detox meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

detox in Hindi

डिटॉक्स, डीटॉक्स, डिटॉक्स करें

detox in Marathi

डिटॉक्स

detox in Urdu

ڈیٹکس, ڈیٹوکس

detox in Bengali

ডিটক্স, ডিটক্স করা, ডিটক্স করতে
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detox in Telugu
డిటాక్స్, డీటాక్స్
detox in Malayalam
ഡിറ്റോക്സ്, ഡിറ്റോക്സ് ചെയ്യുക, ഡിറ്റോക്സ് ചെയ്യാൻ
detox in Kannada
ಡಿಟಾಕ್ಸ್, ಡಿಟಾಕ್ಸ್ ಮಾಡಲು
detox in Gujarati
ડિટોક્સ, ડીટોક્સ, ડિટોક્સ કરો
detox in Odia
ଡିଟକ୍ସ, ଡିଟକ୍ସ କରନ୍ତୁ
detox in Nepali
डिटोक्स, डिटक्स, डिटक्स गर्न

Forms of detox

Noun
pluraldetoxes
Verb
third-person singular presentdetoxes
present participledetoxing
past participledetoxed
pastdetoxed

Plural of detox: detoxes

Origin of detox

Clipping of detoxification.

Words formed from detox

Questions about detox

What does detox mean?
Detox means detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or addictive drugs.
What is detox in Hindi?
Detox in Hindi is डिटॉक्स, डीटॉक्स, डिटॉक्स करें. See Detox meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is detox?
Detox can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce detox?
Detox is pronounced /ˈdiːtɒks/.
What is the plural of detox?
The plural of detox is detoxes.

Words near detox in the dictionary

  1. detournement
  2. detournements
  3. detourning
  4. detourns
  5. detours
  6. detox
  7. detoxed
  8. detoxer
  9. detoxers
  10. detoxes
  11. detoxicant

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: detox (page history and authors); detox (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detox (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detox (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detox (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detox (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detox (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detox (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detox (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detox (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); detox (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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