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Noun: nuke  n(y)ook
Usage: informal
  1. The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
    - atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead
Verb: nuke  n(y)ook
Usage: informal
  1. Strike at with firepower or bombs
    "nuke the enemy";
    - atomize, atomise [Brit], zap [informal]
     
  2. Bomb with atomic weapons
    - atom-bomb
     
  3. Cook or heat in a microwave oven
    "You can nuke the leftovers";
    - microwave, micro-cook, zap [informal]

Derived forms: nuked, nukes, nuking

Type of: bomb, bombard, cook, load, payload, warhead

Part of: atomic weapon, nuclear weapon

Encyclopedia: Nuke