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Juiced
is always a great word to know.
So is jive. Does it mean:
| deceptive, exaggerated, or meaningless talk |
| an obnoxious or contemptible person |
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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, 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.
EXPANDany 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.
COLLAPSESlang.
a.
influence in the right or convenient place, especially as exerted for selfish or illegal gain.
b.
gossip or scandal.
verb (used with object)
10.
to extract juice from.
verb (used without object)
Verb phrase11.
Slang. to drink alcohol heavily: to go out juicing on Saturday night.
12.
Idiomjuice 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.
13.
stew in one's own juice. stew (def. 5).
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English ju(i)s < Old French jus < Latin jūs broth, soup, sauce, juice
1250–1300; Middle English ju(i)s < Old French jus < Latin jūs broth, soup, sauce, juice
Related forms
juice·less, adjective
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
juice
late 13c., 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
juice (j&oomacr;s)
n.
A fluid naturally contained in plant or animal tissue.
A bodily secretion, especially that secreted by the glands of the stomach and intestines.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Slang Dictionary
juice (sth) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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