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
Recent Examples on the Web This handy charger has enough power to juice up two MacBook Pro models simultaneously. Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2023 Meanwhile, in 1957, Ferrari’s 250 GT series was juiced up with motorsport components to power a convertible racer made for the American market—in particular, California. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024 Now Pilcher is hoping the imminent theatrical release of the second half of Dune will also juice up interest in seeing other things in person too. David Bloom, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 Might the staff push a recession narrative that moves the Fed to juice up the economy in an election year? Kevin A. Hassett, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024 Now throw a couple relative newbies into the largest Pit crowd since 2009, juiced up even more by SDSU’s buzzer-beating win there a year ago and the rare national television spotlight. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024 The compact cylindrical charger can wirelessly juice up a MagSafe iPhone at 7.5W while holding it at a convenient angle and also charging a pair of AirPods. Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 8 May 2023 This tiny power bank can juice up an iPhone in full up to three times per charge. Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2024 The problem is what juices up the M/R voters also turn off the I/M/S voters. Noah Rothman, National Review, 8 Nov. 2023

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

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