JUICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does juice mean? 

• JUICE (noun)
  The noun JUICE has 4 senses:

1. the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking

2. energetic vitality

3. electric current

4. any of several liquids of the body

  Familiarity information: JUICE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUICE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("juice" is a kind of...):

food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "juice"):

gravy; pan gravy (the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added)

lemon juice (usually freshly squeezed juice of lemons)

lime juice (usually freshly squeezed juice of limes)

papaya juice (juice from papayas)

tomato juice (the juice of tomatoes (usually bottled or canned))

carrot juice (usually freshly squeezed juice of carrots)

V-8 juice (brand name for canned mixed vegetable juices)

Derivation:

juicy (full of juice)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Energetic vitality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

her creative juices were flowing

Hypernyms ("juice" is a kind of...):

energy; vim; vitality (a healthy capacity for vigorous activity)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Electric current

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Context example:

when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice

Hypernyms ("juice" is a kind of...):

current; electric current (a flow of electricity through a conductor)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Any of several liquids of the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

juice; succus

Context example:

digestive juices

Hypernyms ("juice" is a kind of...):

bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "juice"):

cancer juice (a milky substance found in certain cancerous growths)

digestive fluid; digestive juice (secretions that aid digestion)

 Context examples 

An organ that makes one or more substances, such as hormones, digestive juices, sweat, tears, saliva, or milk.

(Gland, NCI Dictionary)

This agent, with a half-life of 150 to 180 seconds, is removed exclusively by the liver from circulation to bile juice.

(Indocyanine Green Solution, NCI Thesaurus)

The juice is used to flavor food and drink and to prevent scurvy.

(Lemon, NCI Dictionary)

The contents of the stomach that may include undigested food mixed with juices secreted by the gastric mucosal glands.

(Gastric Content, NCI Thesaurus)

The digestive (peptic) glands may also shrink, resulting in a lack of digestive juices.

(Chronic Atrophic Gastritis, NCI Dictionary)

Current recommendations suggest drinking no more than 4 to 6 ounces of juice per day.

(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Skipping breakfast is a common phenomenon, and too many pastries, sweets and juices are consumed as part of this meal.

(Researchers reveal potential of bread that suppresses appetite, University of Granada)

A representative example is the acinar cell located in the pancreas that produces pancreatic enzymes and juices.

(Acinar Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

It makes pancreatic juices, which contain enzymes that aid in digestion, and it produces several hormones, including insulin.

(Pancreas, NCI Dictionary)

It produces the juices that help break down food and the hormones that help control blood sugar levels.

(Pancreas Transplantation, NIH)