Definition of nuke - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- The country tested a nuke in a remote area..
2.
- The city relies on a nuke for its electricity supply.
3.
- She heated the leftovers in the nuke.
Verb
1.
- They decided to nuke the old building.
2.
- She decided to nuke the leftovers for dinner.
3.
- The country threatened to nuke its enemy.
Expressions with nuke
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eliminate something dangerous or undesirable completely
The bug was so bad we had to nuke it from orbit.
add an unrealistic event, often to regain audience interest
The sequel nuked the fridge to get people talking again.
informal term for a nuclear power plant
The town relies on the nuke plant for electricity.
small nuclear weapon that can be carried in a backpack
The military developed a backpack nuke for covert operations.
Origin of nuke
English, nuke (nuclear weapon)
Examples of nuke in a sentence
A nuke was deployed during the conflict. The nuke was shut down for maintenance. Protests erupted near the nuke last month. The nuke is perfect for quick meals. He bought a new nuke for the office. The company plans to nuke the outdated software from their systems.
He threatened to nuke all the files from the server. He decided to nuke a quick snack before the meeting. I usually nuke my oatmeal for breakfast. They planned to nuke the deserted island. The military decided not to nuke the city.
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- French:bombe nucléaire, détruire, ...
- German:Atomwaffe, nuken, ...
- Italian:arma nucleare, distruggere, ...
- Spanish:arma nuclear, volar, ...
- Portuguese:arma nuclear, demolir, ...
- Chinese:核武器, 彻底摧毁, ...
- Japanese:核兵器, 完全に破壊する, ...
- Arabic:سِلاح نَوَوِي, دَمَّرَ كَامِلًا, ...
- Hebrew:פְּצָצָה גַּרְעִינִית, לְהַשְׁמִיד, ...
- Russian:ядерное оружие, уничтожать, ...
- Ukrainian:ядерна зброя, знести, ...
- Hindi:परमाणु बम, मिटा देना, ...
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