juice

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The liquid that comes from fruit or vegetables, often drunk as a cold drink.

   She poured herself a tall glass of fresh orange juice.

2. 2
   noun

   Electric power or current (informal).

   When the wiring was finished, they turned on the juice.

3. 3
   noun

   Energy, enthusiasm, or creative drive (informal).

   After a short break, our creative juices were flowing again.

4. 4
   noun

   A natural fluid produced by the body.

   Digestive juices help break down the food we eat.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs Latin iūs Old French jusbor. Middle English jus English juice From Middle English jus, juis, from Old French jus, jous, from Latin jūs (“broth, soup, sauce”), from Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs, from *yewH- (“to mix (of meal preparation)”). Doublet of jus and ukha. In this sense, mostly displaced native Middle English sew (“juice”), from Old English sēaw (“juice, sap”) (> English sew (“juice, broth, gravy”)). Sense of "soft drink" most likely an ellipsis of fizzy juice, another similarly common term in Scotland.

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