■ noun
1》 the liquid present in fruit or vegetables.
↘a drink made from this.
2》 ( ~s ) fluid secreted by the body.
3》 ( ~s ) liquid coming from meat or other food in cooking.
4》 informal electrical energy.
↘petrol.
5》 ( ~s ) a person's vitality or creative faculties.
6》 N. Amer. informal alcoholic drink.
■ verb
1》 extract the ~ from.
2》 ( ~ something up ) N. Amer. informal liven something up.
3》 [as adjective ~d ] N. Amer. informal drunk.
Derivatives
~less adjective
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. jus 'broth, vegetable ~'.