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juice

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noun

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.

the liquid part or contents of plant or animal substance.

the natural fluids of an animal body: gastric juices.

essence, strength, or vitality: He's still full of the juice of life.

any extracted liquid.

Slang.

electricity or electric power.
gasoline, fuel oil, etc., used to run an engine.

Slang. alcoholic liquor.

Slang.

money obtained by extortion.
money loaned at excessive and usually illegal interest rates.
the interest rate itself.

Slang.

influence in the right or convenient place, especially as exerted for selfish or illegal gain.
gossip or scandal.

verb (used with object), juiced, juic·ing.

to extract juice from.

verb (used without object), juiced, juic·ing.

Slang. to drink alcohol heavily: to go out juicing on Saturday night.

Verb Phrases

juice up,

to add more power, energy, or speed to; accelerate.
to make exciting or spectacular: They juiced up the movie by adding some battle scenes.
to strengthen; increase the effectiveness of: to juice up the nation's economy.

Idioms

stew in one's own juice. stew¹(def 10).

Origin of juice

1250–1300; Middle English ju(i)s < Old French jus < Latin jūs broth, soup, sauce, juice

Related formsjuice·less, adjective

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Related Words for juice

extract, oil, alcohol, sauce, liquor, drink, water, syrup, milk, nectar, essence, abstract, distillation, fluid, secretion, sap, spirit, serum

Examples from the Web for juice

Contemporary Examples of juice

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July 28, 2014
If you plan to take in vapor in such amounts, you have to get juice with a low nicotine content to avoid poisoning yourself.
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July 28, 2014

Historical Examples of juice

Cool and then add the sirup to the cider and the juice of the lemons.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Pour this into the liquid and add the sugar and the juice of the lemon.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
If the juice is boiled too long, the jelly will be darker than it should be.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
The juice from canned raspberries may be used for this drink.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Season with salt, pepper, and the juice of the lemon or the vinegar.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

British Dictionary definitions for juice

juice

noun

any liquid that occurs naturally in or is secreted by plant or animal tissuethe juice of an orange; digestive juices

informal

fuel for an engine, esp petrol
electricity
alcoholic drink

vigour or vitality
essence or fundamental nature

stew in one's own juice See stew 1 (def. 10)

verb

to extract juice from (fruits or vegetables) in order to drink

Derived Formsjuiceless, adjective

Word Origin for juice

C13: from Old French jus, from Latin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for juice

n.

c.1300, "liquid extract obtained by boiling herbs," from Old French jus "juice, sap, liquid" (13c.), from Latin ius "broth, sauce, juice," from PIE root *yeue- "to blend, mix food" (cf. Sanskrit yus- "broth," Greek zyme "a leaven," Old Church Slavonic jucha "broth, soup," Lithuanian juse "fish soup"). Meaning "liquor" is from 1828; that of "electricity" is first recorded 1896.

v.

1630s, "to suffuse with juice," from juice (n.). Meaning "to enliven" attested by 1964; juiced "drunk" attested by 1946; in reference to steroids, by 2003. Related: Juiced; juicing.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

juice in Medicine

juice

[jōōs]

n.

A fluid naturally contained in plant or animal tissue.

A bodily secretion, especially that secreted by the glands of the stomach and intestines.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Idioms and Phrases with juice

juice

In addition to the idiom beginning with juice

juice up

also see:

stew in one's own juice

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.