juice

SayJOOS/d͡ʒus/UK/d͡ʒuːs/

19 meanings of juice

1
noununcountable
Liquid from fruit, vegetables, or other plants, often squeezed out and drunk.
Like the water you can squeeze out of a wet sponge, but it comes from a plant.
Can I have some apple juice?
The kids drank juice at the party.
UsageSay orange juice or a glass of juice.
2
squeeze outverbtransitive
To squeeze the liquid out of a fruit or vegetable.
Like wringing water out of a wet cloth.
Every morning he juices two oranges for breakfast.
You can juice carrots if you have the right machine.
Similarsqueeze, press, extract
3
nounslanguncountable
Liquid that leaks or drips out of something wet, like a garbage bag or a soaked rag.
Like the wet drips under a melting bag of ice.
Garbage juice leaked from the bottom of the trash bag.
A dark juice leaked from the bottom of the trash bag onto the floor.
UsageSay garbage juice for the liquid from a trash bag.
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4
energy (person)nounslanguncountable
The energy, strength, and liveliness that keeps a person going.
After a good night's sleep, she felt full of juice again.
By the last mile, the runners had no juice left.
UsageSay you have no juice left when you are tired.
Similarenergy, vitality, vigor, pep, zip
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5
verbtransitive
To give something more energy or power.
Like putting fresh batteries in a toy to make it run faster.
A strong coffee can juice your morning.
Lower prices helped juice sales over the holidays.
Similarboost, energize, invigorate, enliven
Oppositedampen, deflate
6
electricitynounslanguncountable
Electrical power, especially the power running through a wire or device.
Like gas that makes a car go, but for machines that run on electricity.
The flashlight had no juice left, so it stayed dark.
We lost juice across the whole block during the storm.
UsageSay the flashlight has no juice when the battery is empty.
Similarpower, electricity, current
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stomach fluidnoununcountable
A liquid made by the body, like the fluid in the stomach that breaks down food.
Like a cleaning liquid the body makes to break food into tiny bits.
The stomach makes a strong juice that breaks down food.
Digestive juices flow into the gut after a meal.
UsageSay stomach juices or digestive juices.
Similarsecretion, fluid
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female sex fluidnounslangvulgaruncountable
The natural wetness a woman's body makes when she is sexually excited.
She was so aroused that her juice made everything slick.
As they kissed, she could feel her juices start to flow.
UsageDoctors call this natural lubrication.

Less common meanings

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noununcountable
Anything that makes really good things happen or helps them happen.
The feud between the two sisters gives the whole movie its juice.
That old rivalry still has a lot of juice for a sequel.
UsageSay an idea still has juice when it can still work well.
Similarsecret, key
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10
steroidsnounslanguncountable
Drugs like steroids that some people use to build bigger muscles fast.
Like a shortcut that makes muscles grow faster than normal training would.
He started taking juice to bulk up for the contest.
Some lifters use juice instead of training the hard way.
UsageSay someone is on juice.
Similarsteroids, roids
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11
take steroidsverbslangintransitive
To take drugs that make an athlete stronger or faster.
Like cheating on a test, but using drugs to do better in a sport.
Some athletes juice to win at any cost.
He admitted he had juiced before the big competition.
UsageYou can also say juice up: the athlete was juicing up.
Similardope
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12
political powernounslanguncountable
Influence or power, especially in politics.
The mayor still has a lot of juice at city hall.
Without juice in the capital, the plan went nowhere.
UsageSay someone has a lot of juice in a place.
Similarclout, influence, pull, sway, leverage
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13
fuelnounslanguncountable
Gasoline, the fuel that makes a car engine run.
The car is low on juice, so let's stop for gas.
My old truck burns a lot of juice on the highway.
UsageSay a car is low on juice.
Similargas, fuel, gasoline, petrol
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14
semennounslangvulgaruncountable
A rude slang word for semen.
He came, and then he wiped his juice off with a tissue.
The used condom was full of his juice.
Similarsemen
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strong alcoholnounslanguncountable
Strong alcoholic drink, such as whiskey or vodka.
Like the strong drinks adults order at a bar.
He quit drinking and has been off the juice for two years.
He drank too much juice and couldn't drive home.
UsageSay someone is off the juice when they stop drinking.
Similarbooze, liquor, hooch
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16
sodanoundialectalScotlanduncountable
A sweet drink with no alcohol in it, such as soda or pop.
Like soda or pop: a sweet, fizzy drink.
The kids each grabbed a fizzy juice from the cooler.
Can I get a bottle of fizzy juice from the shop?
UsageSay fizzy juice for a drink with bubbles.
Similarsoda, pop
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17
nounslang
The fee that someone who takes bets charges for the service.
18
nounslang
A smooth, in-tune feeling between musicians playing together.
The Nashville Teens convened in 1962 when Ramon "Ray" Phillips and Arthur Sharp, members of two local rival groups, decided to join their musical juices.
1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders
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verbslang
To have sex with someone.

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Origin

It came through Old French from Latin "jus," meaning broth, soup, or sauce.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 2 facts

Juice came through Old French from Latin jus. en.wiktionary.org
Latin jus meant broth, soup, or sauce. en.wiktionary.org