First Known Use: 1959
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1nuke
noun \ˈnük, ˈnyük\
: a nuclear weapon
Full Definition of NUKE
1
: a nuclear weapon
2
: a nuclear-powered electric generating station
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Origin of NUKE
by shortening & alteration from nuclear
2nuke
verb
: to attack or destroy (something) with a nuclear weapon
: to heat or cook (food) in a microwave oven
nukednuk·ing
Full Definition of NUKE
transitive verb
1
: to attack or destroy with or as if with nuclear bombs
2
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First Known Use of NUKE
1967
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