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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some parlor games that will juice up an otherwise dull evening at home
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Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill. — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 Cincinnati’s addition of defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence seems to have transformed the team’s rush defense and juiced up the Bengals’ pass rush. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026 For Kansas, the series with Kansas State matters but doesn’t juice up the locals like Missouri. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 There’s even a wireless charging pad in the armrest (as well as USB A and C ports) to keep your devices juiced up. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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