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juice

  [joos] noun, verb, juiced, juic⋅ing.
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–noun
1. the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, esp. 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.
a. electricity or electric power.
b. gasoline, fuel oil, etc., used to run an engine.
7. Slang. alcoholic liquor.
8. Slang.
a. money obtained by extortion.
b. money loaned at excessive and usually illegal interest rates.
c. the interest rate itself.
9. Slang.
a. influence in the right or convenient place, esp. as exerted for selfish or illegal gain.
b. gossip or scandal.
–verb (used with object)
10. to extract juice from.
–verb (used without object)
11. Slang. to drink alcohol heavily: to go out juicing on Saturday night.
—Verb phrase
12. juice up,
a. to add more power, energy, or speed to; accelerate.
b. to make exciting or spectacular: They juiced up the movie by adding some battle scenes.
c. to strengthen; increase the effectiveness of: to juice up the nation's economy.
—Idiom
13. stew in one's own juice. stew (def. 5).
Origin:
1250–1300; ME ju(i)s < OF jus < L jūs broth, soup, sauce, juice

Related forms:
juiceless, adjective
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juice   (jōōs)   
n.  
    1. A fluid naturally contained in plant or animal tissue: fruit juice; meat braised in its own juices.
    2. A bodily secretion: digestive juices.
    3. The liquid contained in something that is chiefly solid.
    4. Electric current.
    5. Fuel for an engine.
  2. A substance or quality that imparts identity and vitality; essence.
  3. Slang Vigorous life; vitality.
  4. Slang Political power or influence; clout.
  5. Slang
    1. Electric current.
    2. Fuel for an engine.
  6. Slang Funds; money.
  7. Slang Alcoholic drink; liquor.
  8. Slang Racy or scandalous gossip.
v.   tr. juiced, juic·ing, juic·es
To extract the juice from.
v.   intr.
Slang To drink alcoholic beverages excessively.
Phrasal Verb(s):
juice up Slang To give energy, spirit, or interest to.

[Middle English jus, from Old French, from Latin iūs.]
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Juice

Juice\ (j[=u]s), n. [OE. juse, F. jus broth, gravy, juice, L. jus; akin to Skr. y[=u]sha.] The characteristic fluid of any vegetable or animal substance; the sap or part which can be expressed from fruit, etc.; the fluid part which separates from meat in cooking.

An animal whose juices are unsound. -- Arbuthnot.

The juice of July flowers. -- B. Jonson.

The juice of Egypt's grape. -- Shak.

Letters which Edward Digby wrote in lemon juice. -- Macaulay.

Cold water draws the juice of meat. -- Mrs. Whitney.

Juice

Juice\ (j[=u]s), v. t. To moisten; to wet. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Language Translation for : juice
Spanish: zumo,
German: der Saft,
Japanese: 果汁
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juice 
c.1290, from O.Fr. jus, from L. jus "broth, sauce, juice," from PIE base *yus- (cf. Skt. yus- "broth," O.C.S. jucha "broth, soup," Lith. juse "fish soup"). Meaning "liquor" is from 1828; that of "electricity" is first recorded 1896. Juicy "lively, interesting" first recorded in this sense 1838.
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Main Entry: juice
Pronunciation: 'jüs
Function: noun
1 : the extractable fluid contents of cells or tissues
2 a : a naturalbodily fluid (as blood, lymph, or a secretion) —see GASTRIC JUICE, INTESTINAL JUICE, PANCREATIC JUICE b : the liquid or moisture contained in something
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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juice (j&oomacr;s)
n.

  1. A fluid naturally contained in plant or animal tissue.
  2. A bodily secretion, especially that secreted by the glands of the stomach and intestines.

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juice

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

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