juice

[ joos ]

noun

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.

verb (used with object)

, juiced, juic·ing.

1. to extract juice from.

verb (used without object)

, juiced, juic·ing.

1. Slang.
   1. to drink alcohol heavily (usually followed by up ):

      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 by up ).

verb phrase

1. 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.

juice

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

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˈjuiceless, adjective

Other Words From

• juice·less adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of juice¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ju(i)s, from Old French jus, from Latin jūs “broth, soup, sauce, juice”

Word History and Origins

Origin of juice¹

C13: from Old French jus, from Latin

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. stew in one's own juice. stew ¹( def 10 ).

More idioms and phrases containing juice

In addition to the idiom beginning with juice , also see stew in one's own juice .

Example Sentences

Add a little mint and lime juice, and it’s straight-up ecstasy in a bowl.

From Outside Online

The Sense promises up to six days of juice before it needs to spend some time on the charger.

From Popular-Science

While web users are redirected to your website, the domain that offers you the link simultaneously informs Google to not send any “link juice” your way.

From Search Engine Watch

If search engines do not seem to regard your brand as an expert in a specific region, your local SEO juice is not so strong.

From Search Engine Watch

Follow links do carry link juice, but you can still gain valuable organic referral traffic to generate leads without those follow links.

From Search Engine Watch

Understanding my own dreams had a lot to do with getting me off the juice.

From The Daily Beast

While juice cleanses and weight loss colonics seem like relatively recent inventions, they have a long history.

From The Daily Beast

Preheat the oven to 450°F. Soak the cranberries in ¾ cup cranberry juice for 15 minutes.

From The Daily Beast

Once hot, add the shallots, apples, cranberries, and remaining cranberry juice to the pan.

From The Daily Beast

I learn by the third day to tell the nurse privately to make mine mostly orange juice.

From The Daily Beast

An old weather-beaten bear-hunter stepped forward, squirting out his tobacco juice with all imaginable deliberation.

From Project Gutenberg

The acid is extracted from the juice of the citron, the lime, and the lemon, fruits grown in Sicily and the West Indies.

From Project Gutenberg

It was steaming in the red juice, with the least suspicion of melted butter over the whole.

From Project Gutenberg

The red ones were huge, bursting with juice, and the trees were laden full with the luscious fruit.

From Project Gutenberg

As she sat by, crushing the juice from the berries with a stick, Jess planned the ink pad.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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