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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Playing in front of the home fans who were juiced up from the blockbuster trade two days earlier on Jan. 8, 2024 — and his parents, who were flown in by the organization to witness his first game with his new club — the defenseman was given a rousing welcome. Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025 The minivan does have a combustion engine at the front which sends power to the car’s electric motors and battery, which also juices up the drone. Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025 The two zinc cable ends magnetically stick together and can carry up to 60 watts, which can even slowly juice up a MacBook Pro. Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 Less familiar is the part that his American wife, Fanny Stevenson (née Van de Grift), played in juicing up the story’s plot to establish Edward Hyde’s wickedness early on. Tobias Grey, airmail.news, 10 Aug. 2024 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 16 Feb. 2025.

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