juice

Definitions


[dʒuːs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the liquid obtained from or present in fruit or vegetables
(e.g: add the juice of a lemon)

- the liquid that comes from meat or other food when cooked
(e.g: put with the salmon, reserving the cooking juices)

- electrical energy
(e.g: the batteries have run out of juice)


Phrases:
- get one's creative juices flowing

Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin jus ‘broth, vegetable juice’


[dʒuːs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- extract the juice from (fruit or vegetables)
(e.g: juice one orange at a time)

- take anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs
(e.g: those who are convinced that he juiced can't seem to find any evidence)


Phrases:
- get one's creative juices flowing

Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin jus ‘broth, vegetable juice’




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