nuke

A nuclear bomb or other nuclear weapon.

• The missile carried a nuke.
• The agreement limits the number of nukes.
• They feared that a nuke would destroy the city.

Similar words: nuclear weapon, nuclear bomb

Common phrases: launch a nuke, tactical nuke, nuke threat

To destroy or remove something completely.

• I accidentally nuked my project folder.
• This command nukes all saved settings.
• We nuked the old website and started again.

Similar words: wipe out, delete, destroy

Common phrases: nuke a folder, nuke an account, nuke something completely

To heat or cook food in a microwave oven.

• I’ll nuke the soup.
• She nuked the leftovers for two minutes.
• Can you nuke my dinner while I get changed?

Similar words: microwave

Common phrases: nuke some leftovers, nuke the soup, nuke a potato

To attack a place with a nuclear weapon.

• They threatened to nuke the city.
• The film shows what happens when a country is nuked.
• No one wanted the enemy to nuke the base.

Common phrases: nuke a city, nuke a target

To deliberately wreck an online community by deleting its content or removing its members on a large scale.

• An attacker nuked the chat server.
• Someone used stolen admin access to nuke our community.
• The bot nuked every channel and banned hundreds of members.

Common phrases: nuke a server, nuke a community