juice
Americannoun
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juices
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the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit.
orange juice.
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the liquid part or contents of plant or animal substance.
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the natural fluids of an animal body.
gastric juices.
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essence, strength, or vitality.
He's still full of the juice of life.
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any extracted liquid.
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Slang.
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electricity or electric power.
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gasoline, fuel oil, etc., used to run an engine.
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Slang.
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alcoholic liquor.
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drugs, especially anabolic steroids.
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Slang.
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money obtained by extortion.
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money loaned at excessive and usually illegal interest rates.
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the interest rate itself.
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influence in the right or convenient place, especially as exerted for selfish or illegal gain.
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gossip or scandal.
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verb (used with object)
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juices,
present (3rd person singular)
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juiced,
past participle, past
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juicing
present participle
verb (used without object)
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juices,
present (3rd person singular)
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juiced,
past participle, past
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juicing
present participle
verb phrase
idioms
noun
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any liquid that occurs naturally in or is secreted by plant or animal tissue
the juice of an orange
digestive juices
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informal
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fuel for an engine, esp petrol
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electricity
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alcoholic drink
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vigour or vitality
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essence or fundamental nature
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See stew 1
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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juicesimple
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juicessimple
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have juicedperfect
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has juicedperfect
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am juicingprogressive
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are juicingprogressive
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is juicingprogressive
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have been juicingperfect progressive
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has been juicingperfect progressive
Past
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juicedsimple
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had juicedperfect
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was juicingprogressive
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were juicingprogressive
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had been juicingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of juice
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ju(i)s, from Old French jus, from Latin jūs “broth, soup, sauce, juice”
Explanation
Juice is a drink that's made from fruit, like orange juice or grape juice. Juice also refers to the liquid drippings of cooked meat and other food. Some people like apple juice, while others prefer tomato juice. A much less appetizing — but necessary — type of juice is the fluid in our bodies, like digestive juices that help break down food in your stomach. Informally, you might refer to your creative strength as juice, and also use the word to mean electrical energy: "The batteries in my flashlight are out of juice."
Example Sentences
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“That have complex flavor profiles, that are not just juice and a splash of soda or a lime or something.”
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The pop star Dua Lipa set off another viral wave of taste-testing when she posted an October 2024 video on TikTok where she added pickle juice to her Diet Coke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“This is just simply one of those cases where the juice isn’t worth the squeeze,” said Coastal Commissioner Ray Jackson at a meeting Thursday in Santa Cruz County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Hugo Lara and Manolo Cabrera — the Mexican DJ pair better known as RØZ — casually strolled through Sightglass Coffee in Hollywood, one gripping a half-melted iced coffee, the other an empty Erewhon juice bottle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Fa had given them to him when he was seven, rubbing bearberry juice into the pierced skin.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Then I tried Alani Nu’s Cotton Candy, which made the others seem like green juices in comparison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Secondly, there has been a misconception about fructose in general being harmful for cardiovascular health regardless of the source, and that fruit juices are beneficial for health.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
The technique here is simple: Roast the berries until their juices thicken, chill them completely, then blend with yogurt and buttermilk until smooth.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Stir in the remaining can of fire-roasted tomatoes, the chili beans and the seared steak along with any juices collected on the plate.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
They ate most of the meat, leaving a little for day meal, and sopped up the juices with hawkbit roots baked in the embers.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
To the extent that falling supply leads to higher prices, a shrinking U.S. stock market might have juiced investor returns for decades.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Rising shares of large tech companies including Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet juiced gains in the major indexes Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
The last two World Series, in which the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays, juiced television ratings across the country and around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
And some investors or traders have juiced the bets even further with leveraged exchange-traded funds.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
It was the same thrill that juiced him every time an umpire called, “Play ball!”
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
Building a new packinghouse was light work compared to building new juicing facilities.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
But if juicing the economy is so rewarding, why don’t more presidents and Congresses do it?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Nama J2 Cold Press Juicer – Level up your favorite person’s juicing game with the Nama J2 cold press juicer.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
But instead of juicing cards’ cash-back percentages or points multipliers, issuers have offered more in credits that can be redeemed only with certain merchants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Bright limes and lemons and speckled oranges for juicing.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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