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Definition nuke

Etymology 1

Clipping of nuc(lear weapon). The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

nuke (plural nukes) (chiefly US, colloquial)

1. A nuclear weapon.
2. (by extension) Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
3. A nuclear power station.
4. (nautical) A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
5. A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.
6. (rare) A microwave oven.

Verb

nuke (third-person singular simple present nukes, present participle nuking, simple past and past participle nuked)

1. (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial) To use a nuclear weapon on a target.
2. (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial, figuratively) To destroy or erase completely.
3. (transitive, Internet slang, by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
4. (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial) To expose to some form of radiation.
5. (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial) To cook in a microwave oven.

Etymology 2

Clipping of nuc(leus).

Noun

nuke (plural nukes)

1. Alternative spelling of nuc (“nucleus colony of bees”)

Etymology 3

See nucha.

Noun

nuke (plural nukes)

1. (anatomy, obsolete) Alternative form of nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”)

Etymology 4

See nook.

Noun

nuke (plural nukes)

1. (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”)

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