# juiced

Pronunciation: say "JOOST" US /d͡ʒust/, UK /d͡ʒuːst/

## Adjective

1. Having had the juice extracted by squeezing or pressing.
   - Simple: Having had the juice squeezed out of it.
   - _The juiced limes were set aside while the bartender mixed the drinks._
   - _A bowl of juiced grapefruit halves sat draining by the sink._
2. Using anabolic steroids, especially to build muscle or enhance athletic performance.
   - Simple: Using drugs called steroids to build bigger muscles or improve at sports.
   - _Several sprinters in that era were widely assumed to be juiced._
   - _He later admitted he was juiced for most of his competitive career._
3. Feeling excited and worked up, often in anticipation of something. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Feeling really excited and worked up about something.
   - _The fans were juiced as the band finally took the stage._
   - _She felt completely juiced walking into the interview._
4. Drunk; intoxicated by alcohol. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Drunk after drinking too much alcohol.
   - _He was too juiced to drive home safely after the reception._
   - _Half the wedding guests were juiced by the time the cake was cut._
6. In baseball, having a baserunner on each of the three bases at once; bases loaded.
   - Simple: In baseball, having a runner on each of the three bases at the same time.
   - _The bases were juiced when their best hitter stepped up to the plate._
   - _A single and two walks left the bases juiced in the bottom of the ninth._

## Verb

5. Simple past and past participle of juice. — simple past and past participle of juice
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of juice. Use this form when the squeezing already happened.
   - _The chef juiced the beets and carrots for the morning special._
   - _They juiced crates of apples at the cider mill last fall._

## Origin

Formed from "juice" with the suffix "-d".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/juiced (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).