nuke
/nuk/
noun
- A nuclear weapon.
- The country tested its first nuke in a remote desert.
- During the Cold War, both sides built thousands of nukes.
- The movie shows a nuke exploding over a city.
- A nuclear power plant or reactor.
- They shut down the old nuke for safety inspections.
- The town relies on the local nuke for electricity.
- Protesters gathered outside the nuke to demand clean energy.
Synonyms
verb
- To attack or destroy with a nuclear weapon.
- No nation has nuked another since World War II.
- The general warned that they would nuke the capital if attacked.
- In the game, you can nuke enemy bases.
- To cook or heat something in a microwave oven.
- Don't nuke metal containers in the microwave.
- She nuked a bowl of soup for thirty seconds.
- I'll nuke this leftover pizza for lunch.
- To completely destroy or defeat something.
- The storm nuked the garden, flattening all the flowers.
- He nuked his old computer files to free up space.
- The team nuked their rivals 10–0 in the final game.