juice
/dʤu:s/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The liquid obtained from fruits, vegetables, or meat: The fluid that can be extracted by squeezing, crushing, or cooking plant or animal tissues.
- A natural bodily fluid: Any of the various liquids secreted in the body, especially those aiding in digestion.
- Electricity or electrical power: (Informal) A supply of electric current.
- Vitality or energetic spirit: (Informal) Enthusiasm, creative energy, or dynamic force.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Liquid from food):
- I drink a glass of orange juice every morning.
- The recipe calls for the juice of two lemons.
- Noun (Bodily fluid):
- Digestive juices help break down food in the stomach.
- Noun (Electricity):
- The amplifier needs more juice to power the speakers.
- Noun (Vitality):
- After a good night's sleep, I felt full of juice and ready to work.
Advanced Usage
- "to juice something up": (Informal) To make something more exciting, powerful, or energetic.
- They juiced up the party with some great music.
- The mechanic juiced up the car's engine.
Variants and Related Words
- Juicy (adj): Full of juice; succulent. Also used informally to describe something interesting, especially gossip.
- The peach was ripe and juicy.
- She told us a juicy piece of news.
Synonyms
- Extract: A substance obtained by extraction, often a liquid.
- Nectar: A sweet liquid, especially from plants; sometimes used poetically for any delicious drink.
- Vim: (Informal) Energy; enthusiasm.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Juice up: To add energy, power, or excitement to something. (See "Advanced Usage" for examples.)
Related Idioms
- "Stew in one's own juice": To suffer the consequences of one's own actions without help or sympathy from others.
- He got himself into this mess; let him stew in his own juice for a while.
- "The juice is worth the squeeze": (Informal) The potential reward or benefit is worth the effort or cost required.
- The commute is long, but the job is perfect—the juice is worth the squeeze.
Noun
- any of several liquids of the body
- digestive juices
- electric current
- when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice
- energetic vitality
- her creative juices were flowing
- the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking