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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.
  2. A substance or quality that imparts identity and vitality; essence.
  3. Slang. Vigorous life; vitality.
  4. Slang. Political power or influence; clout.
  5. Slang.
    1. Electric current.
    2. Fuel for an engine.
  6. Slang. Funds; money.
  7. Slang. Alcoholic drink; liquor.
  8. 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.]


 
 
Idioms: juice

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

 
Hacker Slang: juice

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.”

 
Veterinary Dictionary: juice

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
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


Juice is a liquid naturally contained in vegetable or fruit tissue. For example, orange juice is the liquid extract of the fruit of the orange tree. Juice may be supplied in concentrate form, requiring the user to add water to reconstitute the liquid back to its 'original state' (Generally, concentrates have a noticeably different taste than their comparable "fresh-squeezed" versions). Juice should not be confused with a squash, which is usually an artificial juice to be diluted with water. Common methods for preservation and processing of fruit juices include evaporation and spray drying.

Juice normally has a standard defined level of purity; this is 100% in some countries. In Bulgaria and New Zealand (and possibly others), juice denotes a sweetened fruit extract, whereas nectar denotes a pure fruit or vegetable extract. These terms are reversed in other countries, such as Norway, Spain and Moldova.

Popular juices include but are not limited to apple, orange, prune, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple, tomato, carrot, grape, strawberry, cherry, cranberry and pomegranate. It has become increasingly popular to combine a variety of fruits into single juice drinks. One of the most popular examples is Apple and Blackcurrant. Prepackaged single fruit juices have lost market share to prepackaged fruit juice combinations. A number of new companies have had considerable success supplying prepackaged fruit juice combinations on the basis of this transition. "Innocent" and "P&J" are UK examples; "Nudie" is an Australian example. Juice does not contain a carbonated beverage. 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.

Juice bars have also become commonplace across most of the western world and offer similar juices. Most of these juice bars offer freshly made fruit juices and claim that that confers greater health benefit. The rationale for this claim is that once the fruit has been juiced, its antioxidants start to react with oxygen free radicals and so lose their health benefit.[citation needed] Juice is also commonly found in many cooking recipes around the world. The most popular are lime and lemon juice which help to add a slightly more sour or bitter taste to dishes.

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]

Fruit juice consumption overall in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the USA has increased in recent years [4], probably due to public perception of juices as a healthy natural source of nutrients and increased public interest in health issues.

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" which function similarly to sugars. It is difficult for the consumer to know the contents of the concentrates[5][6].

The widespread perception of fruit juice as a healthy source of vitamins has recently come under suspicion due to the lack of fiber that one would normally consume when eating whole fruit. The high amounts of fructose in fruit juice, when not consumed alongside fiber, are now being suggested as a contributor to the growing diabetes epidemic in the West.[citation needed]


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Translations: Translations for: Juice

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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