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nuke

/njuːk/noun

उच्चारण न्यूक

परमाणु हथियार, परमाणु बम

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] informal

    a nuclear weapon

    परमाणु हथियार, परमाणु बम

    • Both countries still have thousands of nukes.
    • the fear of a nuke falling on a city
    • The country has built a stockpile of nukes.
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    • Leaders met to discuss how to reduce the number of nukes.
verbnuked, nuking
  1. 1

    [T] informal

    to attack a place with nuclear weapons

    परमाणु हथियारों से हमला करना

    • Some people feared that the enemy would nuke the capital.
    • The film opens with a villain threatening to nuke a major city.
    • In the game, you can nuke the enemy base.
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    • The film shows aliens trying to nuke the planet.
  2. 2

    [T] informal

    to cook or heat food in a microwave

    (खाना) माइक्रोवेव में गरम करना या पकाना

    • Just nuke the leftovers for two minutes.
    • I will nuke some leftover rice while you set the table.
    • Nuke the soup for a minute and it will be hot.
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    • I nuked a samosa in the microwave for breakfast.
    • He nuked his tea because it had gone cold.

    Synonyms microwave heat up