Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A fluid naturally contained in plant or animal tissue.
  • noun A bodily secretion.
  • noun The liquid contained in something that is chiefly solid.
  • noun A substance or quality that imparts identity and vitality; essence.
  • noun Slang Vigorous life; vitality.
  • noun Slang Political power or influence; clout.
  • noun Electric current.
  • noun Fuel for an engine.
  • noun Slang Funds; money.
  • noun Alcoholic drink, especially liquor.
  • noun A substance, such as a steroid, taken to enhance performance in an athletic event.
  • noun Slang Racy or scandalous gossip.
  • intransitive verb To extract the juice from.
  • intransitive verb To drink alcoholic beverages excessively.
  • intransitive verb To take a steroid or other substance to enhance athletic performance.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To moisten or provide with juice.
  • noun The watery part of vegetables, especially of fruits; the expressible or extractive fluid of a plant or fruit.
  • noun The fluid part of an animal body or substance; in the plural (its most common use in this sense), all the fluid constituents of the body.
  • noun See the adjectives.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The characteristic fluid of any vegetable or animal substance; the sap or part which can be expressed from fruit, etc.; the fluid part which separates from meat in cooking.
  • transitive verb obsolete To moisten; to wet.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun uncountable A liquid from a plant, especially fruit.
  • noun countable A beverage made of juice.
  • noun uncountable Any liquid resembling juice.
  • noun Scotland A soft drink.
  • noun uncountable, slang Electricity.
  • noun uncountable, slang Liquor.
  • noun uncountable, slang Political power.
  • noun uncountable, slang Petrol; gasoline.
  • noun uncountable, slang Steroids.
  • noun uncountable, slang Semen.
  • noun uncountable, slang The vaginal lubrication that a woman naturally produces when sexually aroused.
  • noun uncountable, slang Musical agreement between instrumentalists.
  • verb transitive To remove the juice from something.
  • verb transitive To energize or stimulate something.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of several liquids of the body
  • noun electric current
  • noun energetic vitality
  • noun the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English jus, from Old French, from Latin Iūs.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Middle English jus, juis, from Old French jus, jous, from Latin jūs ("broth, soup, sauce"). Displaced native Middle English wos, woos ("juice"), from Old English wōs ("juice").

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Examples

  • Here's what I made for dinner: Chicken Breast x 1, marinated in my own special marinade: the juice of one lime, 1 tsp of lime rind, 2 tbsps ginger juice*, dash of olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic (minced) and tsp of brown sugar.

    withkerth Diary Entry withkerth 2004

  • The intestine also is provided with glands that pour out a juice known as the _intestinal juice_, which, although not very active in digestion, helps to melt down still further some of the sugars, and helps to prevent putrefaction, or decay, of the food from the bacteria [6] which swarm in this part of the tube.

    A Handbook of Health Woods Hutchinson 1896

  • If no solid particles form, the fruit juice should be enriched by the addition of some pectin-rich fruit juice.] _as fruit juice_ and heat the sugar.

    School and Home Cooking Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer

  • Broccoli florets (I use frozen and add near to the end) ½ pineapple, chopped (or one can, stored in juice, is fine too)

    Archive 2008-04-01 Laura 2008

  • Broccoli florets (I use frozen and add near to the end) ½ pineapple, chopped (or one can, stored in juice, is fine too)

    “Thai Condiments That Cook”: Thai Garlic Sweet Hot Dipping Sauce & Thai Sweet and Sour Stir Fry with Pork Laura 2008

  • I agree with Michael Walsh at the top of this thread — which part of the process provides the juice is a highly individual thing.

    Spark plugs and transmissions Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • If he wants to go to a club, which we call juice bars, where girls perform nude, he could go there.

    CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2003 2003

  • Fry over medium heat for 8 minutes until the juice is absorbed.

    pescado sarandeado 1919

  • Lemon juice is a great example of a ‘heat-fixed’ invisible ink.

    Add Invisible Ink To Your Spycraft Arsenal | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Lemonade with real lemon juice is a good source of citrate and may be recommended as an alternative to water.

    Kidney Stone Prevention and Treatment in Children 2010

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