juice
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
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").
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -uːs
[edit] Noun
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juice (countable and uncountable; plural juices)
- (uncountable) A liquid from a plant, especially fruit.
- Squeeze the orange and some juice will come out.
- (countable) A beverage made of juice.
- I’d like two orange juices please.
- Any liquid resembling juice.
- (Scottish) A soft drink.
- (slang) electricity
- (slang) petrol, gasoline, gas
- (slang) power
- (slang) steroids
- (slang) semen
- (slang) The vaginal lubrication that a woman naturally produces when sexually aroused.
- (slang) term for musical agreement between instrumentalists.
[edit] Translations
liquid from a plant
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beverage made of juice
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liquid resembling juice
[edit] Verb
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to juice (third-person singular simple present juices, present participle juicing, simple past and past participle juiced)
- (transitive) To remove the juice from something.
- (transitive) To energize or stimulate something.
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to remove the juice from something