What does nuke mean?
Definitions for nuke
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Princeton's WordNet
atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead, nukeverb
the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
nuke, atomize, atomise, zapverb
strike at with firepower or bombs
"zap the enemy"
atom-bomb, nukeverb
bomb with atomic weapons
microwave, micro-cook, zap, nukeverb
cook or heat in a microwave oven
"You can microwave the leftovers"
Wiktionary
nukenoun
Something that negates - especially on a catastrophic scale. Destruction.
nukenoun
A microwave oven
"Just put it in the nuke for two minutes and then eat it."
nukenoun
Nuclear electrical power generation station.
nukeverb
To use a nuclear weapon on a target.
First they nuked Hiroshima, then Nagasaki.
nukeverb
To cook food or beverages in a microwave oven.
I'll nuke some pizza for dinner.
nukeverb
To completely destroy.
To try to hide his posting history on Usenet, he had his posts nuked from the Google archives.uE000110349uE001 (see also expunge)
Etymology: Short form of nuclear (weapon).
ChatGPT
nuke
A "nuke" is colloquial term that typically refers to a nuclear weapon - a device that uses nuclear reactions to release a significantly large and destructive amount of energy. It can also refer to the process of attacking or destroying with a nuclear weapon. In a more casual or informal context, particularly in video games, it can mean to completely destroy or defeat.
Wikidata
Nuke
Nuke is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Universe. The character first appears in Daredevil #232 and was created by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli. Nuke's most distinguishing feature is an American Flag tattooed on his face.
The New Hacker's Dictionary
nuke
[common] 1. To intentionally delete the entire contents of a given directory or storage volume. “On Unix, rm -r /usr will nuke everything in the usr filesystem.” Never used for accidental deletion; contrast blow away. 2. Syn. for dike, applied to smaller things such as files, features, or code sections. Often used to express a final verdict. “What do you want me to do with that 80-meg session file?” “Nuke it.” 3. Used of processes as well as files; nuke is a frequent verbal alias for kill -9 on Unix. 4. On IBM PCs, a bug that results in fandango on core can trash the operating system, including the FAT (the in-core copy of the disk block chaining information). This can utterly scramble attached disks, which are then said to have been nuked. This term is also used of analogous lossages on Macintoshes and other micros without memory protection.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nuke in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nuke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of nuke in a Sentence
what did the nuke say to the other? let's nuke this area.
The problem is we have gone from preventing a nuke in Iran to managing it.
If North Korea pulls out (an ICBM) everyone knows it'll be launched with a nuke, these little missiles you don't know, so it's hard to be prepared.
They want to nuke the filibuster. Fifty-one votes to make a decision that could ultimately be to pack the courts. This is their stated goal, the only thing that … Supreme Court has its integrity … and the trust that [ Americans ] put into it.
Trump also threatens countries doing business with Iran under nuke deal - The Hill :.
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