juice up
Britishverb
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slang to make lively
to juice up a party
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(often passive) to cause to be drunk
he got juiced up on Scotch last night
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Give something energy, spirit, or interest. For example, They tried to juice up the party by playing loud music .
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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
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Many funds borrow an amount about equal to their equity to juice up returns; Apollo Debt Solutions levers itself just 60%.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Brahms wasn’t the first to juice up the string quartet with a second violin.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
The central bank has cut interest rates several times in recent months to a still-steep 17% in an effort to juice up demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
“Even if that were the only thing that’s happening,” he said, “it would act to juice up, if you will, whatever atmosphere rivers are occurring, whether it’s families of atmospheric rivers or one-offs.”
From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2023
She shakes her head and wipes the juice up with a napkin.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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