I. nuke 1 /njuːk $ nuːk/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] informal
1 . to attack a place using ↑ nuclear weapons
2 . to cook food in a MICROWAVE OVEN :
Nuke it for two minutes.
II. nuke 2 BrE AmE noun [countable] informal
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: nuclear ]
a ↑ nuclear weapon