nuke

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /njuːk/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /n(j)uk/

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Noun

Singular nuke

Plural nukes

1. (informal) (countable) A nuke is another word for nuclear bomb.

   North Korea launched another nuke yesterday.

Verb

Plain form nuke

Third-person singular nukes

Past tense nuked

Past participle nuked

Present participle nuking

1. (transitive) If someone nukes something, they use a nuclear bomb on that thing, usually a place or area.

   The United States of America nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War 2.

2. (transitive) (informal) When you nuke something, you totally destroy it and have it completely removed.

   It is not possible to nuke anything that is posted on the Internet, so be careful when posting something on Facebook.

Related words

• nuclear bomb
• atomic bomb
• hydrogen bomb