NUKE


Meaning of NUKE in English

I. ˈnük, ˈnyük noun

Etymology: by shortening & alteration from nuclear

Date: 1959

1. : a nuclear weapon

2. : a nuclear-powered electric generating station

II. transitive verb

( nuked ; nuk·ing )

Date: 1967

1. : to attack or destroy with or as if with nuclear bombs

2. : microwave

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.