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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Slang.
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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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The plan was to get a little juice and then charge overnight at the oceanfront resort 16 miles away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Tart cherry juice is a relatively new supplement in the fitness world.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Some rancid wine that tasted like "salty bin juice", according to comedian Joanne McNally, topped off possibly the most revolting task yet.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
No matter how well their defense played, the split-personality Chargers didn’t have the offensive juice to capitalize on those takeaways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Daniel texted us last night with a very interesting story,” said Hila, sitting directly across from Boaz, pouring herself a glass of orange juice.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Instead of encouraging me to stew in my own mean-spirited juices, the AI asked me a bunch of questions that slowly led me to reflect on what I liked and respected about Little Miss Flaky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
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
Phil fetched the cooler, which they had filled with sodas, juices, various kinds of cheese, several boxes of crackers, and jars of peanut butter and jelly.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
That has juiced investor interest in companies that help supply that power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
“We’ve normalized putting money on entertainment, and now juiced up our entertainment experience,” Fong said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 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
A half block from where she stood, she’d skinned her knee playing hopscotch while juiced up on iceys and sugar drinks.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
A key to Apple’s success under Cook is how it has limited capital spending, juicing the company’s returns for investors and greatly reducing the risks of its business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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
Leo came out of his cabin then, and I asked him if he’d been eating oranges and juicing them and throwing the peels into the kennel; I knew better, but I asked anyway.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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