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NUKE
microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke
(verb) cook or heat in a microwave oven; “You can microwave the leftovers”
nuke, atom-bomb
(verb) bomb with atomic weapons
nuke, atomize, atomise, zap
(verb) strike at with firepower or bombs; “zap the enemy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
nuke (plural nukes) (chiefly, US, colloquial)
A nuclear weapon.
(by extension) Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
A nuclear power station.
(nautical) A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.
(rare) A microwave oven.
Verb
nuke (third-person singular simple present nukes, present participle nuking, simple past and past participle nuked)
(transitive, chiefly, US, colloquial) To use a nuclear weapon on a target.
(transitive, chiefly, US, colloquial, figuratively) To destroy or erase completely.
Synonyms: annihilate, devastate, obliterate, Thesaurus:destroy
(transitive, Internet slang, by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
(transitive, chiefly, US, colloquial) To expose to some form of radiation.
(transitive, chiefly, US, colloquial) To cook in a microwave oven.
Etymology 2
Noun
nuke (plural nukes)
Alternative spelling of nuc
Etymology 3
Noun
nuke (plural nukes)
(anatomy, obsolete) Alternative form of nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”)
Etymology 4
Noun
nuke (plural nukes)
(chiefly, Northern England, archaic) Alternative form of nook (“a corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land”)
Anagrams
• neuk, unke
Source: Wiktionary
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