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A slang term for nuclear reactors or nuclear weapon s.

• “No Nukes” is a slogan of those who oppose nuclear power and nuclear weapons.

To erase.

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(slang) to intentionally delete the entire contents of a given directory, hard drive, or other storage device of a computer.

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1. To intentionally delete the entire contents of a given directory or storage volume. “On Unix, rm -r /usr will nuke everything in the usr filesystem.” Never used for accidental deletion; contrast blow away.

2. Syn. for dike, applied to smaller things such as files, features, or code sections. Often used to express a final verdict. “What do you want me to do with that 80-meg session file?” “Nuke it.”

3. Used of processes as well as files; nuke is a frequent verbal alias for kill -9 on Unix.

4. On IBM PCs, a bug that results in fandango on core can trash the operating system, including the FAT (the in-core copy of the disk block chaining information). This can utterly scramble attached disks, which are then said to have been nuked. This term is also used of analogous lossages on Macintoshes and other micros without memory protection.

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tv. to microwave something.  I have to nuke my dinner and then I will be right over.

nuke

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noun
Also (US) nook Also (US) nook
noun, mainly US

1: A nuclear weapon, submarine, installation, etc. (1958 —) .
Publishers Weekly They hijack a liner at sea and sink it with a baby nuke (1973).

2: A nuclear power station. (1969 —) .
Fortune Finished nukes...can be a boon to investors (1983). verb trans.

3: To bomb or destroy with nuclear weapons. (1962 —) .
Japan Times Weekly I asked how he could be sure that the Soviet Union would nuke us if we nuked China (1972).

4: To cook or heat (food) in a microwave oven. (1984 —) .
M. Muller After microwaving a couple of burritos (or 'nuking' them, as my nephew calls it), I left the house (1989).

[Abbreviation of nuclear.]

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For a list of words related to nuke, see:

• Bombs, Mines, and Explosives - nuke: Informal. nuclear or thermonuclear bomb
• Violent Actions - nuke: Informal. obliterate with or as if by nuclear weapon

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kernevåben
v. tr. - anvende kernevåben mod, tilberede i mikroovn

Nederlands (Dutch)
kernwapen, kerncentrale, met kernwapens aanvallen, in de magnetron bereiden, vernietigen

Français (French)
n. - arme nucléaire, (US) centrale nucléaire
v. tr. - détruire (qch) à l'arme atomique, passer au micro-ondes

Deutsch (German)
n. - Atombombe
v. - Atombomben werfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυρηνικό όπλο
v. - βομβαρδίζω με πυρηνικό όπλο

Italiano (Italian)
arma nucleare, sferrare un attacco nucleare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - arma (f) atômica, usina (f) ou reator (m) nuclear, energia (f) nuclear
v. - atacar ou destruir usando armas nucleares, cozer em forno de microondas

Русский (Russian)
ядерное оружие, атомная подлодка, атомный реактор, атаковать ядерным оружием, готовить в микроволновой печи

Español (Spanish)
n. - arma nuclear
v. tr. - bombardear con armas nucleares

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kärnvapen, kärnkraftverk
v. - använda kärnvapen mot

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
核武器, 核能发电厂, 核潜艇, 以核武器攻击

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 核武器, 核能發電廠, 核潛艇
v. tr. - 以核武器攻擊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 핵무기, 원자력 잠수함, 원자력 발전소
v. tr. - 핵무기로 공격하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 核兵器, 原子力発電所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قنبله نوويه (فعل) يضرب بقنبله نوويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תחנת כוח גרעינית, נשק גרעיני‬
v. tr. - ‮בישל/חימם בתנור מיקרוגל, הפציץ בנשק גרעיני‬

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