juice up

verb

juiced up; juicing up; juices up
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transitive verb

: to give life, energy, or spirit to

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Examples of juice up in a Sentence

some parlor games that will juice up an otherwise dull evening at home
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Games like this, everyone’s going to be juiced up and ready to go. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026 Keep all essential charging cords (and a compact wall adapter) in your personal item for easy access to juice up devices on the plane. — Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026 Two high-profile water crises, juiced up by climate change and industrial overuse, are building in the US. — Molly Taft, Wired News, 30 Apr. 2026 Nearly every other network charges a higher rate when juicing up past 80% or penalty fees when sitting in a spot at 100%. — Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for juice up

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of juice up was in 1955

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“Juice up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juice%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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