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juice (n.)

c. 1300, jus, juis, jouis, "liquid obtained by boiling herbs," from Old French jus "juice, sap, liquid" (13c.), from Latin ius "broth, sauce, juice, soup," from PIE root *yeue- "to blend, mix food" (cognates: Sanskrit yus- "broth," Greek zymē "a leaven," Old Church Slavonic jucha "broth, soup," Lithuanian jūšė "fish soup"). Meaning "the watery part of fruits or vegetables" is from early 14c. Meaning "liquor" is from 1828; that of "electricity" is first recorded 1896.

juice (v.)

1630s, "to suffuse with juice," from juice (n.). Meaning "to enliven" attested by 1964. Related: Juiced; juicing. Juiced (adj.) "drunk" is attested by 1946; later "enhanced or as if enhanced by steroids" (by 2003).

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Definitions of juice from WordNet

juice (n.)
the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking;
juice (n.)
energetic vitality;
her creative juices were flowing
juice (n.)
electric current;
when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice
juice (n.)
any of several liquids of the body;
digestive juices
Synonyms: succus
From wordnet.princeton.edu