"nuke" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /njuːk/ [UK], /n(j)uk/ [US] Audio: en-au-nuke.ogg [Australia] Forms: nuke [singular], nukes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A nuke is another word for nuclear bomb.
    Sense id: simple-nuke-en-noun-C57GxPDX Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb

IPA: /njuːk/ [UK], /n(j)uk/ [US] Audio: en-au-nuke.ogg [Australia] Forms: nuke [canonical], nukes [third-person, singular], nuked [past], nuked [past, participle], nuking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|nuk|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone nukes something, they use a nuclear bomb on that thing, usually a place or area.
    Sense id: simple-nuke-en-verb-DRneD4ru
  2. When you nuke something, you totally destroy it and have it completely removed.
    Sense id: simple-nuke-en-verb-THCZlaiM Categories (other): Colloquial
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