nuke

[ nook, nyook ]

/ nuk, nyuk /

Informal.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR nuke ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.

a nuclear power plant or nuclear reactor.

nuclear energy: to convert from coal to nuke.

adjective

of or relating to a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon or to a nuclear plant.

verb (used with object), nuked, nuk·ing.

to attack, defeat, or destroy with or as if with nuclear weapons.

Slang. to cook or bake in a microwave oven.

Origin of nuke

First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening and respelling

Words nearby nuke

nuisance ground, nuisance tax, Nuits-Saint-Georges, NUJ, Nu Jiang, nuke, nukes, nukespeak, Nü-kua, Nukualofa, Nukus

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Example sentences from the Web for nuke

In response to the revelation the Mormon Church had donated considerable cash to the cause, cries went up to “Nuke Utah.”
How Will African-American Clergy React to Obama’s ‘Evolution’ on Same-Sex Marriage?|Mansfield Frazier, Larry Durstin|May 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Or perhaps, this time, the North might not explode a nuke—it might sink another South Korea naval vessel, as it did in 2010.
Leslie H. Gelb: North Korea, U.S. Headed to Brink of War, Unnoticed|Leslie H. Gelb|April 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Today as well, politicians from both parties simply assume that Iran is pursuing a nuke.
Stop the Press on ‘Preemptive’: Media Adopt Pro-War Rhetoric on Iran|Peter Beinart|March 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Start with the first question: whether Iran would be suicidal enough to use or transfer a nuke.
Experts Say Iran Attack Is Irrational, Yet Hawks Are Winning the Debate|Peter Beinart|February 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Ron Fountain knows what the Japanese nuke plant workers are going through.
A Nuclear Meltdown Survivor Story|Tony Doukopil|March 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for nuke

nuke

/ (njuːk) slang /

verb (tr)

to attack or destroy with nuclear weapons

noun

a nuclear bomb

a military strike with nuclear weapons

nuclear power

mainly US a nuclear power plant

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单词	nuke
释义	nuke [ nook, nyook ] / nuk, nyuk / Informal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR nuke ON THESAURUS.COM noun a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon. a nuclear power plant or nuclear reactor. nuclear energy: to convert from coal to nuke. adjective of or relating to a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon or to a nuclear plant. verb (used with object), nuked, nuk·ing. to attack, defeat, or destroy with or as if with nuclear weapons. Slang. to cook or bake in a microwave oven. Origin of nuke First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening and respelling Words nearby nuke nuisance ground, nuisance tax, Nuits-Saint-Georges, NUJ, Nu Jiang, nuke, nukes, nukespeak, Nü-kua, Nukualofa, Nukus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nuke In response to the revelation the Mormon Church had donated considerable cash to the cause, cries went up to “Nuke Utah.” How Will African-American Clergy React to Obama’s ‘Evolution’ on Same-Sex Marriage?\|Mansfield Frazier, Larry Durstin\|May 13, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Or perhaps, this time, the North might not explode a nuke—it might sink another South Korea naval vessel, as it did in 2010. Leslie H. Gelb: North Korea, U.S. Headed to Brink of War, Unnoticed\|Leslie H. Gelb\|April 1, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Today as well, politicians from both parties simply assume that Iran is pursuing a nuke. Stop the Press on ‘Preemptive’: Media Adopt Pro-War Rhetoric on Iran\|Peter Beinart\|March 19, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Start with the first question: whether Iran would be suicidal enough to use or transfer a nuke. Experts Say Iran Attack Is Irrational, Yet Hawks Are Winning the Debate\|Peter Beinart\|February 21, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Ron Fountain knows what the Japanese nuke plant workers are going through. A Nuclear Meltdown Survivor Story\|Tony Doukopil\|March 17, 2011\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for nuke nuke / (njuːk) slang / verb (tr) to attack or destroy with nuclear weapons noun a nuclear bomb a military strike with nuclear weapons nuclear power mainly US a nuclear power plant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nuke incinerate, bomb, annihilate, obliterate, kill, eliminate, destroy, brown, heat, bake, microwave, zap, atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, wipe out, warm up
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nuke

noun

adjective

verb (used with object), nuked, nuk·ing.

Origin of nuke

Words nearby nuke

Example sentences from the Web for nuke

British Dictionary definitions for nuke

verb (tr)

noun

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