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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Read more: America’s power grid is running out of juice — and these stocks stand to gain.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Treasury secretary, for example, is always going to have more juice than the secretary of agriculture, just by virtue of their respective portfolios.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Since the onset of the greening crisis, soaring prices for not-from-concentrate juice and competition from other beverages—particularly at breakfast—have driven down orange-juice consumption by more than half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
We arrive at a cafe and Karl orders an orange juice.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
He munched on the bark of a tender green shoot, his cheek filled with the pulp and the juice.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
Fruit, juices, clothes, shoes, peanuts -- Lobe Sarr has turned her hand to various wares over the last 15 years, finally settling on a small street eatery in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Think iced fruity drinks, protein shakes and so-called dirty sodas - a concoction of foam, syrups and juices.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
It fills me up, it makes me so happy, it’s such a good way to like get out my competitive juices, I guess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
As the peaches soften, periodically crush them against the side of the saucepan with the back of a wooden spoon or a potato masher to help release their juices.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The white fruit, an eye without an iris, ran juices like spring rivers inside my mother’s mouth.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
While tariff refunds juiced profits, traffic and same-store sales — sales in a store open more than a year — were up during the period.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
She canned and canned and juiced and juiced and sent lots of things to a freezer so they could be used on weekends during winter visits.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
I started talking to economists, with many reflecting the same view: AI is juicing new business growth, while also allowing more founders to run businesses without employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Big banks have already been acquiescing to Musk’s unusual demands, including paying up front for Grok subscriptions, thus juicing SpaceX’s flagging A.I. revenue.
From Slate ● May 15, 2026
Building a new packinghouse was light work compared to building new juicing facilities.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 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
Bright limes and lemons and speckled oranges for juicing.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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