juice up

verb

1. slang,  to make lively

   to juice up a party

2. (often passive) to cause to be drunk

   he got juiced up on Scotch last night

Idioms and Phrases

Give something energy, spirit, or interest. For example, They tried to juice up the party by playing loud music .

Change something to improve its performance, as in That old jeep's motor got juiced up in the shop , or Lowering interest rates is one way to juice up the economy . [ Slang ; second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

The central bank has cut interest rates several times in recent months to a still-steep 17% in an effort to juice up demand.

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Electric vehicle startup Lucid is hoping to juice up its sales with the Gravity, a luxury SUV in the heart of the U.S. auto market.

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But she juices up several images here by using brightly patterned fabrics as backdrops.

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Seattle lands one of the top free agents on the market in Dre’Mont Jones, immediately adding juice up the middle.

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These events have the largest natural effects on climate and can dampen or juice up the effects of human-caused climate change.

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• buoy 
• entertain 
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• recreate 
• rejuvenate 
• spice 
• stimulate