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
Seattle lands one of the top free agents on the market in Dre’Mont Jones, immediately adding juice up the middle.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 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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