JUICE

juice, succus

(noun) any of several liquids of the body; “digestive juices”

juice

(noun) the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking

juice

(noun) electric current; “when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice”

juice

(noun) energetic vitality; “her creative juices were flowing”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

juice (usually uncountable, plural juices)

(uncountable) A liquid from a plant, especially fruit.

(countable) A beverage made of juice.

(uncountable) Any liquid resembling juice.

(Scotland) A soft drink.

(uncountable, slang) Electricity.

(uncountable, slang) Liquor.

(uncountable, slang) Political power.

(uncountable, slang) Petrol; gasoline.

(uncountable, slang) Vitality.

(uncountable, slang) The amount charged by a bookmaker for betting services.

(uncountable, slang) Steroids.

(uncountable, slang, vulgar) Semen.

(uncountable, slang, vulgar) The vaginal lubrication that a woman naturally produces when sexually aroused.

(uncountable, slang) Musical agreement between instrumentalists.

Synonyms

• (charge by bookmaker): cut, take, vig, vigorish

Verb

juice (third-person singular simple present juices, present participle juicing, simple past and past participle juiced)

(transitive) To extract the juice from something.

(transitive) To energize or stimulate something.

Etymology 2

Dialectal spelling of Jew's, a particle of unclear origin. See Jew's harp for more.

Adjective

juice (not comparable)

Alternative spelling of Jew's (used in certain set phrases like juice harp)

Proper noun

JUICE

(space, ESA) Acronym of Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer.

Source: Wiktionary


Juice, n. Etym: [OE. juse, F.jus broth, gravy, juice, L. jus; akin to Skr. y.]

Definition: 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, v. t.

Definition: To moisten; to wet. [Obs.] Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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