juice
See also: JUICE
English
Etymology 1
From 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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
juice (usually 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.
- (uncountable) Any liquid resembling juice.
- (Scotland) A soft drink.
- (uncountable, slang) Electricity.
- (uncountable, slang) Liquor.
- (uncountable, slang) Political power.
- (uncountable, slang) Petrol; gasoline.
- (uncountable, slang) Vitality.
- (uncountable, slang) The amount charged by a bookmaker for betting services.
- (uncountable, slang) Steroids.
- (uncountable, slang, vulgar) Semen.
- (uncountable, slang, vulgar) The vaginal lubrication that a woman naturally produces when sexually aroused.
- (uncountable, slang) Musical agreement between instrumentalists.
Derived terms
Translations
liquid from a plant
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beverage made of juice
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liquid resembling juice
slang: electricity
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: djus
Verb
juice (third-person singular simple present juices, present participle juicing, simple past and past participle juiced)
- (transitive) To extract the juice from something.
- (transitive) To energize or stimulate something.
Derived terms
terms derived from juice
Translations
to remove the juice from something
Etymology 2
Dialectal spelling of Jew's, a particle of unclear origin. See Jew's harp for more.
Adjective
juice (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of Jew's (used in certain set phrases like juice harp)
Danish
Noun
juice c (singular definite juicen, not used in plural form)
- Juice.
- A container containing juice.
Inflection
Declension of juice
common gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | juice | juicen |
genitive | juices | juicens |
Synonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /juːs/
- Rhymes: -uːs
Declension
Declension of juice | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | juice | juicen | juicer | juicerna |
Genitive | juices | juicens | juicers | juicernas |
Derived terms
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