nuke in English
- nuke⇄noun 1. an atomic nucleus.
Ex. Stage I involves the firing of an inner ""nuke"" ... of U-235 or plutonium (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).
2. nuclear weapon.
3. a nuclear-powered electrical generating station.
Ex. According to t - nuke⇄nuke, noun, verb, nuked,nuking.
(U.S. Slang.) - nuke⇄v.t. 1. to attack with nuclear weapons.
Ex. ""If we felt hemmed in, we would have a right-wing government that ... would say, 'We have to get ready to nuke 'em to kingdom come and stand guard'"" (New Yorker).
2. (Figurative.) to destroy. <