juice

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juice[1,noun] juice[2,transitive verb] gastric juice juice up pancreatic juice tobacco juice

Main Entry: ¹juice
Pronunciation: 'jüs
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English jus, from Anglo-French, broth, juice, from Latin; akin to Old Norse ostr cheese, Greek zymE leaven, Sanskrit yusa broth
1 : the extractable fluid contents of cells or tissues
2 a plural : the natural fluids of an animal body b : the liquid or moisture contained in something
3 a : the inherent quality of a thing : ESSENCE b : STRENGTH, VIGOR, VITALITY <pioneers...full of juice and jests -- Sinclair Lewis>
4 : a medium (as electricity or gasoline) that supplies power
5 slang : LIQUOR
6 slang : exorbitant interest exacted of a borrower under the threat of violence
7 slang : INFLUENCE, CLOUT
8 : a motivating, inspiring, or enabling force or factor <creative juices>
- juice·less /'jüs-l&s/ adjective