juice up

verb

juiced up; juicing up; juices up

transitive verb

: to give life, energy, or spirit to

Examples of juice up in a Sentence

some parlor games that will juice up an otherwise dull evening at home
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Juliette Has a Gun’s Miami Shake was made for those who want the sweetness of a strawberry—the scent is juiced up with vanilla. Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025 During the Nixon administration, Zandi noted, then Fed Chair Arthur Burns agreed to President Richard Nixon’s request not to raise interest rates in the lead-up to the 1972 presidential election to help juice up the economy. Susan Tompor, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 The slim and compact Otterbox MagSafe Wireless Charging Bank can attach directly to your iPhone or MagSafe-compatible iPhone case to juice up your device without the hassle of any cords. Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025 If Berry had gone with Hunter’s upside or with the thought that Carter would have juiced up the edge rush group, the Browns still would have been looking to the future, and no real answers would have been provided a few picks into the draft. Zac Jackson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for juice up

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of juice up was in 1955

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“Juice up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juice%20up. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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