I. nuke¹ /njuːk $ nuːk/ verb [transitive] informal

1. to attack a place using nuclear weapons

2. to cook food in a MICROWAVE OVEN:
Nuke it for two minutes.

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II. nuke² noun [countable] informal
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: nuclear]
a nuclear weapon

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nuke
v. To fix any meal in a microwave oven.
When we are in a hurry, we nuke some beef.

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NUKE
Nuclear (weapon)

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