nuke
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Weaponsnukenuke1 /njuːk $ nuːk/ verb [transitive] informal 1 PMWto attack a place using nuclear weapons2 to cook food in a microwave oven Nuke it for two minutes.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusnuke• These visitors have committed no crime, yet the state is zapping them, nuking them.Related topics: Weaponsnukenuke2 noun [countable] informal PMWa nuclear weaponOrigin nuke2 (1900-2000) nuclear