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juice

American  

[joos] / dʒus /

noun

juices plural

1. 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.

2. the liquid part or contents of plant or animal substance.

3. the natural fluids of an animal body.

   gastric juices.

4. essence, strength, or vitality.

   He's still full of the juice of life.

5. any extracted liquid.

6. Slang.

   1. electricity or electric power.

   2. gasoline, fuel oil, etc., used to run an engine.

7. Slang.

   1. alcoholic liquor.

   2. drugs, especially anabolic steroids.

8. Slang.

   1. money obtained by extortion.

   2. money loaned at excessive and usually illegal interest rates.

   3. the interest rate itself.

9. Slang.

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

   2. gossip or scandal.

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verb (used with object)

juices, present (3rd person singular) juiced, past participle, past juicing present participle

1. to extract juice from.

verb (used without object)

juices, present (3rd person singular) juiced, past participle, past juicing present participle

1. Slang.

   1. to drink alcohol heavily (usually followed byup ).

      to go out juicing on Saturday night.

   2. to take anabolic steroids or other drugs to improve one’s performance in a sport (usually followed byup ).

verb phrase

1. juice up

   1. to add more power, energy, or speed to; accelerate.

   2. to make exciting or spectacular.

      They juiced up the movie by adding some battle scenes.

   3. to strengthen; increase the effectiveness of.

      to juice up the nation's economy.

idioms

1. stew in one's own juice. stew.

juice British  

/ dʒuːs /

noun

1. any liquid that occurs naturally in or is secreted by plant or animal tissue

   the juice of an orange

   digestive juices

2. informal

   1. fuel for an engine, esp petrol

   2. electricity

   3. alcoholic drink

3. 1. vigour or vitality

   2. essence or fundamental nature

4. See stew 1

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verb

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

juice More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing juice

• stew in one's own juice

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• juiceless
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• juices
  plural

Participles

• juicing
  present
• juiced
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• juice
  simple
• juices
  simple
• have juiced
  perfect
• has juiced
  perfect
• am juicing
  progressive
• are juicing
  progressive
• is juicing
  progressive
• have been juicing
  perfect progressive
• has been juicing
  perfect progressive

Past

• juiced
  simple
• had juiced
  perfect
• was juicing
  progressive
• were juicing
  progressive
• had been juicing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will juice
  simple
• will have juiced
  perfect
• will be juicing
  progressive
• will have been juicing
  perfect progressive

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

Juice shots were being given out, in tiny 1.5-ounce bottles.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Designed as both a retail space and a cafe concept, the store will feature collaborations with local favorites like Courage Bagels, Bianca and Beverly Hills Juice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

NASA's Europa Clipper mission and the European Space Agency's Juice spacecraft are currently on their way to the Jovian system to investigate the structure, composition and habitability of these moons.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

Juice isn’t worth the squeeze: I hear this so much every day you’d think I was working at Tropicana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

It was certainly so clear in my mind that I gave up on Orange Juice s life before she even had a chance to defend it.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Related Words

• alcohol
• drink
• extract
• liquor
• milk
• oil
• sauce
• syrup
• water