noun
- the liquid part of a plant, fruit, or vegetable
- the liquid part of a fruit or vegetable, used as a beverage: tomato juice
- a liquid in or from animal tissue: gastric juice, meat juices
- the essence of anything
- Informal energy; vitality
- ☆ Slang
- electricity
- gasoline, oil, or any liquid fuel
- ☆ Slang alcoholic liquor: often with the
- ☆ Slang exorbitant interest charged on a loan
- Slang power or influence
Origin:
ME juis < OFr jus < L, broth, juice < IE *yūs- < base *yeu-, to mix > Gr zyme, leaven
transitive verb juiced, juicing
☆ to extract juice from
intransitive verb
Slang to drink alcoholic beverages, esp. to excess