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
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Broccoli florets (I use frozen and add near to the end) ½ pineapple, chopped (or one can, stored in juice, is fine too)
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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
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If he wants to go to a club, which we call juice bars, where girls perform nude, he could go there.
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Fry over medium heat for 8 minutes until the juice is absorbed.
pescado sarandeado 1919
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Lemon juice is a great example of a ‘heat-fixed’ invisible ink.
Add Invisible Ink To Your Spycraft Arsenal | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Lemonade with real lemon juice is a good source of citrate and may be recommended as an alternative to water.
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