often attributive
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
verb
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
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McCullers is scheduled to make his third minor-league rehab start on Saturday for Sugar Land and, if there are no setbacks, could return sometime in early May.
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Andrew Wagner, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
McCullers is scheduled to make his third minor-league rehab start on Saturday for Sugar Land and, if there are no setbacks, could return sometime in early May.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The manager added that the plan is for LeMahieu to begin a rehab assignment on Friday.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Bobby Miller started Sunday for OKC and Tony Gonsolin has made just one start on his rehab assignment there and went just 1⅔ innings.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rehab
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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehab. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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rehab
noun
re·hab
ˈrē-ˌhab 
often attributive
: rehabilitation
especially
: a program for rehabilitating especially drug or alcohol abusers
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