Had a little bit juice on it

[sadnesess]

Hello. This is related to football/soccer. What does "juice" mean in this context? This sentence is taken from Live Commentary: Manchester United 2-0 Swansea City - as it happened - Sports Mole

68 mins Lindelof makes his way forward with real pace and purpose and Sanchez would have been through on goal had the pass from the Swedish defender had a little bit more juice on it.

 

[rhitagawr]

Here juice means power, although that's not it's normal meaning. Juice is also a colloquial word for petrol. Again, you don't hear it very often in this sense.

 

[sadnesess]

Thanks, rhitagawr.

 

[rhitagawr]

My pleasure. I've also heard juice in the sense of electricity. It's a waste of juice if the television's on and no one's watching it.

 

[Chasint]

sadnesess - please consult the WR dictionary before asking a question. Thank you.

4. juice
strength or vitality;
force;
vigor.
juice - WordReference.com Dictionary of English