nuke
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A nuclear weapon.
- Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
- A nuclear power station.
- A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
- A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.
- A cautionary flag placed on a release to label it as "bad" for some reason or another (e.g., being a dupe of a previous release or containing malware).
- A microwave oven.
- Alternative spelling of nuc (“nucleus colony of bees”).
- Alternative form of nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”).
- Alternative form of nook (“a corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land”).
Verb
- To use a nuclear weapon on (a target).
- To destroy or erase completely.
- To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
- To expose to some form of radiation.
- To cook in a microwave oven.
- To overanalyze or despair unduly over something.
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