Juice (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
    • electricity or electric power.
    • gasoline, fuel oil, etc., used to run an engine.
  7. Slang.
    • alcoholic liquor.
    • drugs, especially anabolic steroids.
  8. Slang.
    • money obtained by extortion.
    • money loaned at excessive and usually illegal interest rates.
    • the interest rate itself.
  9. Slang.
    • influence in the right or convenient place, especially as exerted for selfish or illegal gain.
    • gossip or scandal.
verb (used with object), juiced, juic·ing.
  1. to extract juice from.
verb (used without object), juiced, juic·ing.
  1. Slang.
    • to drink alcohol heavily (usually followed by up): to go out juicing on Saturday night.
    • to take anabolic steroids or other drugs to improve one’s performance in a sport (usually followed by up).
Verb Phrases
  1. juice up,
    • to add more power, energy, or speed to; accelerate.
    • to make exciting or spectacular: They juiced up the movie by adding some battle scenes.
    • to strengthen; increase the effectiveness of: to juice up the nation's economy.
Idioms
  1. stew1 (def. 10).
noun
  1. any liquid that occurs naturally in or is secreted by plant or animal tissue
  2. informal
    • fuel for an engine, esp petrol
    • electricity
    • alcoholic drink
    • vigour or vitality
    • essence or fundamental nature
  3. stew in one's own juice See stew 1 (def. 10)
verb
  1. to extract juice from (fruits or vegetables) in order to drink
Juice (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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