Word Finder - nuking

definition

To use a nuclear weapon on a target.

example

If a nuclear war ever breaks out, military facilities are likely to be nuked first.

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To destroy or erase completely.

example

To try to hide his posting history on Usenet, he had his posts nuked from the Google archives.

synonyms

• annihilate
• devastate
• obliterate

definition

(by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).

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To expose to some form of radiation.

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To cook in a microwave oven.

example

I’ll nuke some pizza for dinner.

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To over-analyze or overly despair over something.