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nuke

Pronunciation: /njuːk/
informal
Definition of nuke

noun

  • a nuclear weapon.

verb

[with object]
  • attack or destroy with nuclear weapons.
  • chiefly North American cook or heat up (food) in a microwave oven:I nuked a quick burger

Origin:

1950s: abbreviation of nuclear

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Definition of nuke in the US English dictionary
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