juice up

verb

juiced up; juicing up; juices up

transitive verb

: to give life, energy, or spirit to

Examples of juice up in a Sentence

some parlor games that will juice up an otherwise dull evening at home
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Spotify hasn’t only been used to juice up Fifth Season’s musical knowledge as data from the music platform was also leveraged when compiling the top territories to target. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025 Smart jokes are funny, while eye-rolling bits get the safety net of being corny as a result of desperate producers trying to juice up their franchise. William Earl, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025 This negates the need to lug a 4-lb (2-kg) brick around to juice up your bike; just a cable will do. New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025 The Resale Impact of All Those Designer Moves While luxury brands have sought to juice up their businesses with designer changes all over the place, there was an echo effect on The RealReal, where searches for on-the-move design stars skyrocketed. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for juice up

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 17 Oct. 2025.

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