juices up

Charges the battery

Juices up means to add energy, power, or excitement to something.

You can juice up a presentation with better graphics, juice up an engine for more horsepower, or juice up a party with better music.

The phrase suggests amplification or enhancement: They juiced up the software with new features.

Sometimes implies artificial or temporary boosting.

Related

galvanize · excite · electrify · ignite · power · amplify · invigorate · rev up · kick into gear · get going · enhance · stimulate · boost · improve · jazz up · enthuse · fire up · crank up

Opposites
energy/vitality

juices updrains

Pipes removing wastewater

depletes · exhausts · saps · wears out · tires out

power/enhancement

juices uppowers down

Stops operating completely

throttles down · weakens · dials back · diminishes · tones down

excitement/interest

juices updeflates

Releases air from

dulls · deadens · bores · dampens · brings down

Family

juice, juices, juiced, juicing, juicy, juicier, juiciest, juiciness

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G