noun
juice
joos
noun
1
The natural liquid found in fruit, vegetables, or meat, or a drink made from it.
"She squeezed fresh orange juice for breakfast."
"The steak was so tender it was still full of juice."
2
Informal: the power, energy, or resources that make something work — electricity, fuel, or vitality.
"My phone has no juice left, can you charge it?"
"After the coffee kicked in, he finally had the juice to finish the report."
verb
1
To extract the liquid from fruit or vegetables, typically with a machine.
"She juices a mix of kale and apple every morning."
How to Use Juice
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe liquid inside fruit and veg, or — informally — whatever gives something its power or energy.
When to use it
The "power/energy" sense (phone juice, electrical juice, political juice) is casual, spoken usage.
Common pairings
fresh juice
orange juice
out of juice
juice a lemon
Word Forms
juiced past tense, juices plural, juices singular
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Etymology
From Old French jus, ultimately from Latin ius meaning "broth" or "sauce" — the same root that gives us the word jus in cooking.