nuke

Noun nuke has 1 sense

• nuke(n = noun.artifact) atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead - the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb;
is a part of atomic weapon, nuclear weapon
is a kind of load, payload, warhead
Derived forms verb nuke₂, verb nuke₁

Verb nuke has 3 senses

• nuke(v = verb.competition) atomise, atomize, zap - strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy"
is one way to bomb, bombard
Derived form noun nuke₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

• nuke(v = verb.competition) atom-bomb - bomb with atomic weapons;
is one way to bomb, bombard
Derived form noun nuke₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• nuke(v = verb.change) micro-cook, microwave, zap - cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers"
is one way to cook
Sample sentence:
The chefs nuke the vegetables