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
6
slang
: liquor
7
slang
: exorbitant interest exacted of a borrower under the threat of violence
Synonyms
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
J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
Pink lemonade and white cranberry juice provide pink color and sweet-tart flavor.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
The oats are soaked in coconut beverage and then blended with strawberry puree, strawberry purée, strawberry purée concentrate, and strawberry juice concentrate (plus, a dash of salt).
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
During times of day when there’s extra power on the Western electric grid — maybe temperatures are moderate in Portland and Seattle, but Montana winds are blowing strong — the Gordon Butte project will use that extra juice to pump water uphill, from the lower reservoir to the upper reservoir.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Add the coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix well until combined.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
The Verge claimed their device ran out of juice in five hours while sitting in their backpack and was not being used.
—Kyle Barr, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
Flora Plant Kitchen will also offer juices, smoothies and vegan cocktails as well as wine, local beer and special concoctions like the golden turmeric latte with turmeric root, dates, cardamom, ashwagandha (evergreen shrub), vanilla bean and black pepper.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
This Father's Day cocktail recipe features fresh lime and grapefruit juice.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2024
Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Parton takes a completely different path, turning the song in a soaring country ballad, and juicing the poignancy further with a music video filled with old archival footage of Petty.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
Trying to juice ratings in an election year, a major TV network hired a pair of provocative commentators from the political establishment to inject some spiky opinion into its otherwise-staid campaign coverage.
—John Koblin, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
So Nike is cutting back supply to try to juice demand and sell them at full prices.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
But relative to the Biden administration’s billions of dollars in other domestic spending — namely from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — the CHIPS funding’s primary purpose isn’t to juice the economy.
—Christine Romans, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
That likely helped juice this group's wealth during the past few years.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
Firms often see performance reviews as a way to juice employee turnover at a time when employees are happy to stay put.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
And as the months pass, the chances grow that those cuts end up juicing the economy in the run-up to Election Day — just as Republicans and Democrats fight to leverage the economy in their appeals to voters.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Noun
Most builders of larger cruisers, say in the 50- to 80-foot range, install hybrid diesel-electric propulsion because their owners don’t relish running out of juice miles offshore, with no power source other than the sun.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
Pink lemonade and white cranberry juice provide pink color and sweet-tart flavor.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
The oats are soaked in coconut beverage and then blended with strawberry puree, strawberry purée, strawberry purée concentrate, and strawberry juice concentrate (plus, a dash of salt).
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
During times of day when there’s extra power on the Western electric grid — maybe temperatures are moderate in Portland and Seattle, but Montana winds are blowing strong — the Gordon Butte project will use that extra juice to pump water uphill, from the lower reservoir to the upper reservoir.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Add the coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix well until combined.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
The Verge claimed their device ran out of juice in five hours while sitting in their backpack and was not being used.
—Kyle Barr, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
Flora Plant Kitchen will also offer juices, smoothies and vegan cocktails as well as wine, local beer and special concoctions like the golden turmeric latte with turmeric root, dates, cardamom, ashwagandha (evergreen shrub), vanilla bean and black pepper.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
This Father's Day cocktail recipe features fresh lime and grapefruit juice.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2024
Verb
Analysts say that’s not enough to juice hiring in the months ahead.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Parton takes a completely different path, turning the song in a soaring country ballad, and juicing the poignancy further with a music video filled with old archival footage of Petty.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
Trying to juice ratings in an election year, a major TV network hired a pair of provocative commentators from the political establishment to inject some spiky opinion into its otherwise-staid campaign coverage.
—John Koblin, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
So Nike is cutting back supply to try to juice demand and sell them at full prices.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
But relative to the Biden administration’s billions of dollars in other domestic spending — namely from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — the CHIPS funding’s primary purpose isn’t to juice the economy.
—Christine Romans, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
That likely helped juice this group's wealth during the past few years.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
Firms often see performance reviews as a way to juice employee turnover at a time when employees are happy to stay put.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
And as the months pass, the chances grow that those cuts end up juicing the economy in the run-up to Election Day — just as Republicans and Democrats fight to leverage the economy in their appeals to voters.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
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juice
noun1
: 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
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