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Definition of nuke verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

nuke

verb

NAmE//nuk//

(informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they nuke

he / she / it nukes

past simple nuked

-ing form nuking

1nuke something to attack a place with nuclear weapons

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2nuke something to cook something in a microwave oven

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