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Dictionary: juice   (jūs) pronunciation
n.
    1. A fluid naturally contained in plant or animal tissue: fruit juice; meat braised in its own juices.
    2. A bodily secretion: digestive juices.
    3. The liquid contained in something that is chiefly solid.
  1. A substance or quality that imparts identity and vitality; essence.
  2. Slang. Vigorous life; vitality.
  3. Slang. Political power or influence; clout.
  4. Slang.
    1. Electric current.
    2. Fuel for an engine.
  5. Slang. Funds; money.
  6. Slang. Alcoholic drink; liquor.
  7. Slang. Racy or scandalous gossip.
v.tr., juiced, juic·ing, juic·es.
To extract the juice from.

v.intr.
Slang. To drink alcoholic beverages excessively.

phrasal verb:

juice up Slang.

  1. To give energy, spirit, or interest to.

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


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Idioms: juice
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In addition to the idiom beginning with juice, also see stew in one's own juice.


Hacker Slang: juice
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The weight of a given node in some sort of graph (like a web of trust or a relevance-weighted search query). This appears to have been generalized from google juice, but may derive from black urban slang for power or a respect. Example: “I signed your key, but I really don't have the juice to be authoritative.


Any fluid from animal or plant tissue.

  • gastric j. — the liquid secretion of the gastric glands. See also gastric juice.
  • intestinal j. — the liquid secretion of glands in the intestinal lining.
  • pancreatic j. — the enzyme-containing secretion of the pancreas, conducted through its ducts to the duodenum.
  • prostatic j. — the liquid secretion of the prostate, which contributes to semen formation.
Word Tutor: juice
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - Any of several liquids of the body; The liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue; Electric current; Energetic vitality.

pronunciation I love to drink orange juice at breakfast.

Tutor's tip: According to the "jus" (law), only "juice" (liquid from a fruit or vegetable) from these apples may be labeled organic.

Wikipedia: Juice
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Juice is a liquid naturally contained in fruit or vegetable tissue. Juice is prepared by mechanically squeezing or macerating fresh fruits or vegetables without the application of heat or solvents. For example, orange juice is the liquid extract of the fruit of the orange tree. Juice may be prepared in the home from fresh fruits and vegetables using variety of hand or electric juicers. Many commercial juices are filtered to remove fiber or pulp, but high pulp fresh orange juice is a popular beverage. Juice may be marketed in concentrate form, sometimes frozen, requiring the user to add water to reconstitute the liquid back to its "original state". However, concentrates generally have a noticeably different taste than their "fresh-squeezed" counterparts. Other juices are reconstituted before packaging for retail sale. Common methods for preservation and processing of fruit juices include canning, pasteurization, freezing, evaporation and spray drying.

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Varieties

Popular juices include, but are not limited to, apple, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, tomato, passion fruit, mango, carrot, grape, cherry, cranberry, guava, and pomegranate. It has become increasingly popular to combine a variety of fruits into single juice drinks. Popular blends include cran-apple (cranberry and apple) and apple and blackcurrant. A demonstration of this trend is that prepackaged single fruit juices have lost market share to prepackaged fruit juice combinations.[citation needed] A number of new companies have had considerable success supplying prepackaged fruit juice permutations on the basis of this transition.

Juice bars have also become commonplace across most of the western world and offer similar juice blends. Juice is also commonly found in many cooking recipes from various cultures. The most popular are lime and lemon juice which help to add a slightly more sour or acidic taste to dishes.

Labeling

Most nations define a standard purity for a beverage to be considered a "fruit juice." This name is commonly reserved for beverages that are 100% pure fruit juice.

In the UK, the term fruit juice can only legally be used to describe a product which is 100% fruit juice, as required by the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England) Regulations[1] and The Fruit Juices & Fruit Nectars (Scotland) Regulations 2003.[2] However, the term "juice drink" can be used to describe any drink which includes juice, even if the juice content is 1% of the overall volume.[3] Comparable rules apply in all EU member states in their respective languages.

In the USA, fruit juice can only legally be used to describe a product which is 100% fruit juice. A blend of fruit juice(s) with other ingredients, such as high-fructose corn syrup, is called a juice cocktail or juice drink.[4] According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the term "nectar" is generally accepted in the U.S. and in international trade for a diluted juice to denote a beverage that contains fruit juice or puree, water, and which may contain artificial sweeteners.[5]

In New Zealand (and others) juice denotes a sweetened fruit extract, whereas nectar denotes a pure fruit or vegetable extract.[citation needed]

However, fruit juice labels may be misleading, with juice companies actively hiding the actual content. "No added sugar" is commonly placed on labels, but the products are often made from "reconstituted concentrates." This can have the same effect as adding sugars to the beverage as the naturally occurring fructose is still unhealthy for the consumer. It is difficult for the consumer to know the contents of the concentrates[6][7]

Juice itself is not a carbonated beverage, but some carbonated beverages, such as Orangina, are sold with actual fruit juice as an ingredient.

Health Effects

Juices are often consumed for their health benefits. For example, orange juice is rich in vitamin C, while prune juice is associated with a digestive health benefit. Cranberry juice has long been known to help prevent or even treat bladder infections, and it is now known that a substance in cranberries prevents bacteria from binding to the bladder.[8]

Fruit juice consumption overall in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the USA has increased in recent years[9], probably due to public perception of juices as a healthy natural source of nutrients and increased public interest in health issues.

The perception of fruit juice as equal in health benefit to fresh fruit has been questioned, mainly because it lacks fiber and has often been highly processed. The high amounts of fructose in fruit juice when not consumed with fiber, have been suggested as a contributor to the growing diabetes epidemic in the West.[citation needed] High-fructose corn syrup, an ingredient of many juice cocktails, has also been linked to the increased incidence of type II diabetes. The high consumption of juice is also linked to weight gain[10], but fruit juice consumption in moderate amounts can help children and adults meet the daily recommendations for fruit consumption [11][12].

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Translations: Juice
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - juice, saft, essens, strøm, benzin, sprut, lån til ågerrente, entusiasme
v. tr. - sætte gang i, live op på
v. intr. - presse saft

idioms:

  • juice dealer    lånehaj
  • juice up    live op på, gøre mere spændende

Nederlands (Dutch)
sap, vloeistof, essentie van iets, energiebron (benzine/stroom), alcoholische drank, kracht, woekerrente, macht/invloed, sap etc. uitpersen, afpersen, ergens sap bijgieten

Français (French)
n. - jus, (Physiol) suc, (US) alcool, (Élec) jus, (GB) essence (fam)
v. tr. - (US) presser (fruit)
v. intr. - se soûler (arg)

idioms:

  • juice dealer    usurier (péj)
  • juice up    (US) donner du punch à, mettre de l'animation/de l'ambiance dans, gonfler (un moteur)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Saft, (Slang) Drogen
v. - entsaften

idioms:

  • juice dealer    Drogenhändler
  • juice up    beleben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χυμός, οπός, υγρό, ζουμί, (καθομ.) βενζίνη, ηλεκτρικό ρεύμα
v. - ξεζουμίζω

idioms:

  • juice dealer    τοκογλύφος
  • juice up    ζωντανεύω, μεθάω

Italiano (Italian)
succo

idioms:

  • juice dealer    usuraio
  • juice up    animare (atmosfera, spettacolo), dare potenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - suco (m), caldo (m)
v. - espremer, extrair o suco de

idioms:

  • juice dealer    comerciante de sucos
  • juice up    tornar algo mais interessante

Русский (Russian)
сок, сущность, горючее, электрический ток, выжимать сок, доить (корову)

idioms:

  • juice dealer    ростовщик
  • juice up    подбодрить, делать дозаправку, делать более интересным

Español (Spanish)
n. - jugo, zumo, gaseosa, bebida sin alcohol
v. tr. - exprimir, hacer jugoso, poner en jugo
v. intr. - emborracharse

idioms:

  • juice dealer    usurero
  • juice up    animar, vigorizar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - juice, saft, soppa(bensin), drink, energi
v. - göra saft av frukt el grönsaker

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
汁, 体液, 活力, 使有精神, 使有趣, 使活跃, 从...榨汁, 榨果汁

idioms:

  • juice dealer    放高利贷的人
  • juice up    使活跃

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 汁, 體液, 活力
v. tr. - 使有精神, 使有趣, 使活躍, 從...榨汁
v. intr. - 榨果汁

idioms:

  • juice dealer    放高利貸的人
  • juice up    使活躍

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 즙, 분비물, 정수, 전력
v. tr. - ~의 즙을 짜다, ~에 즙을 넣다, 주사를 놓다
v. intr. - 즙이 나다, 분비하다

idioms:

  • juice up    힘을 가하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 汁, ジュース, 体液, 液
v. - …から汁をしぼり取る

idioms:

  • juice dealer    暗黒街の高利貸し
  • juice up    燃料補給する, 加速する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عصير, بنزين (فعل) عصر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מיץ, עסיס, מקור כוח, חשמל, דלק, תמצית, משקה לא אלכוהולי, הפרשה‬
v. tr. - ‮סחט‬
v. intr. - ‮הוציא מיץ מ-‬


 
 

 

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