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juice

[joos] noun, verb, juiced, juic⋅ing.
–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.
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.
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


juiceless, adjective
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Slang Dictionary
juice (sth)

  1. tv.
    to make something more powerful. : How much did it cost to juice this thing up?
  2. tv.
    to turn on the electricity to something. : It's time to juice the stage lights up.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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