JUICE


Meaning of JUICE in English

I. ˈjüs noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English juis, jus, from Old French jus broth, gravy, juice, from Latin; akin to Old Norse ostr cheese, Sanskrit yūṣa soup, broth

1. : the extractable fluid contents of plant cells or plant structures

tomato juice

lime juice

2.

a. : the extractable fluid contents of animal cells and flesh

press all the juice from the meat

b. : the natural fluids of an animal body (as blood, lymph, and secretions)

c. : the liquid or moisture contained in or coming from something

mineral juices in the earth — John Woodward †1728

3.

a. : the inherent quality of a thing : inner warmth and vitality : essence

merely as literary productions, they are bursting with authentic human juices — G.W.Johnson

b. : robust life : strength and vigor : vitality

in the old days there were the pioneers … full of juice and jests — Sinclair Lewis

dismiss any writing with the juice of life in it as mere journalism — J.D.Adams

4. : a fluid or medium (as electricity, gasoline, oil) that supplies power

ship's scout-bombing groups had traveled just enough farther … to leave them short of juice to get home — Fletcher Pratt

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

1.

a. : to extract the juice of

juiced and canned the tomatoes

b. dialect : milk

2. : to add juice to : supply with juice

juiced the apple pies

III. noun

1. slang : liquor

2. slang : exorbitant interest exacted of a borrower under the threat of violence

3. slang : influence : pull : clout

a cop may go out of his way to prove that your juice doesn't influence him — George Frazier

4. : a motivating, inspiring, or enabling force or factor

when the creative juices were running high — Eudora Welty

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.