Nuke Definition

no͝ok, nyo͝ok
nuked, nukes, nuking
noun
nukes
A nuclear weapon or submarine.
Webster's New World
A nuclear reactor or power plant.
Webster's New World

Something that negates - especially on a catastrophic scale. Destruction.

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(US, slang) A microwave oven.
"Just put it in the nuke for two minutes and then eat it."
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Synonyms:
  • thermonuclear-warhead
  • nuclear warhead
  • atomic warhead
verb
To attack with nuclear weapons.
Webster's New World
To cook (food) in a microwave oven.
Webster's New World
(colloquial) To completely destroy.
To try to hide his posting history on Usenet, he had his posts nuked from the Google archives. (see also expunge)
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Other Word Forms of Nuke

Noun

Singular:
nuke
Plural:
nukes

Origin of Nuke

  • Shortening and alteration of nuclear

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Short form of nuclear (weapon).

    From Wiktionary

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