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