juice

I UK [dʒuːs] / US [dʒus] noun
Word forms "juice":
singular juice plural juices
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1)

a) [countable/uncountable] the liquid that comes out of fruit or vegetables when you squeeze them and is often used as a drink

orange/apple/carrot juice

a selection of fruit juices

b) the liquid that comes out of something, especially meat, when you cook it

Let the steak cook in its own juices for ten minutes.

2) [countable/uncountable] the liquid inside your stomach that helps you to digest food (= change food into substances that your body can use)

digestive/gastric juices

3) [uncountable] informal something such as fuel or electricity that makes an engine or machine work

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someone's competitive/creative etc juices — the feelings that someone has of wanting to compete, create etc something

The old competitive juices seemed to have lost their edge.

II UK [dʒuːs] / US [dʒus] verb [transitive]
Word forms "juice":
present tense I/you/we/they juice he/she/it juices present participle juicing past tense juiced past participle juiced

to make juice from a fruit or vegetable

Juice three oranges and add them to the mixture.

Phrasal verbs:

- juice up