juice

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noun

ˈjüs 

1

: the extractable fluid contents of cells or tissues

2

: a motivating, inspiring, or enabling force or factor

creative juices

3

: a medium (such as electricity or gasoline) that supplies power

4

a

juices plural : the natural fluids of an animal body

b

: the liquid or moisture contained in something

5

a

: the inherent quality of a thing : essence

b

: strength, vigor, vitality

pioneers … full of juice and jests

—Sinclair Lewis

6

slang : liquor

7

slang : exorbitant interest exacted of a borrower under the threat of violence

8

slang : influence, clout

juiceless

ˈjüs-ləs 

adjective

juice

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verb

juiced; juicing

transitive verb

1

: to extract the juice of

2

: to add juice to

Synonyms

Noun

• energy
• vigor
• gas
• vinegar
• life
• beans
• ginger

Examples of juice in a Sentence

Noun

a glass of apple juice

a variety of fruit juices

the juice of a steak

gravy made with real beef juices

His camera ran out of juice because he forgot to replace the battery.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In other words, for some chefs, the juice isn’t always worth the squeeze. —Laurie Woolever, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025

Stir in lemon zest and juice, honey, 1/2 cup reserved pasta water, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. —Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025

Verb

Some top producers and talent were impressed by Weiss’ desire to immediately juice the network’s political bookings, as well as her ability to actually nab a few notable guests, like former secretaries of state Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice. —Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025

The economy, juiced by billions of dollars in funding from Brussels, was growing fast after recovering from the 2008 global financial crisis, which had damaged the political fortunes of Hungary’s socialists, in power when the crisis hit. —New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English jus, from Anglo-French, broth, juice, from Latin; akin to Old Norse ostr cheese, Greek zymē leaven, Sanskrit yūṣa broth

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing juice

• gastric juice
• juice up
• orange juice
• pancreatic juice
• stew in one's own juice/juices
• tobacco juice

Rhymes for juice

• coos
• cruce
• deuce
• douce
• duce
• goose
• hoose
• loose
• mousse
• noose
• nous
• sluice

Kids Definition

juice

noun

ˈjüs

1

a

: the liquid part that can be squeezed out of vegetables and fruits

orange juice

b

: the fluid part of meat

2

a

: the natural fluids (as blood, lymph, and secretions) of an animal body

b

: the liquid or moisture contained in something

3

: something (as electricity or gasoline) that supplies power

juiced

ˈjüst

adjective

Medical Definition

juice

noun

ˈjüs 

1

: the extractable fluid contents of cells or tissues

2

a

: a natural bodily fluid (as blood, lymph, or a secretion) see gastric juice, intestinal juice, pancreatic juice

b

: the liquid or moisture contained in something