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Definition of nuke verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nuke

verb
 
/njuːk/
 
/nuːk/,
 
/njuːk/
(informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they nuke
 
/njuːk/
 
/njuːk/
he / she / it nukes
 
/njuːks/
 
/njuːks/
past simple nuked
 
/njuːkt/
 
/njuːkt/
past participle nuked
 
/njuːkt/
 
/njuːkt/
-ing form nuking
 
/ˈnjuːkɪŋ/
 
/ˈnjuːkɪŋ/
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  1. nuke something to attack a place with nuclear weapons
    Word Origin1950s: abbreviation of nuclear.
See nuke in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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