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NUKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
Synonyms:
atomic warhead; nuclear warhead; nuke; thermonuclear warhead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("nuke" is a kind of...):
load; payload; warhead (the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents)
Holonyms ("nuke" is a part of...):
atomic weapon; nuclear weapon (a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction)
Derivation:
nuke (bomb with atomic weapons)
nuke (strike at with firepower or bombs)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cook or heat in a microwave oven
Example:
You can microwave the leftovers
Synonyms:
micro-cook; microwave; nuke; zap
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "nuke" is one way to...):
cook (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs nuke the vegetables
Sense 2
Meaning:
Bomb with atomic weapons
Synonyms:
atom-bomb; nuke
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "nuke" is one way to...):
bomb; bombard (throw bombs at or attack with bombs)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
nuke (the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Strike at with firepower or bombs
Example:
zap the enemy
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "nuke" is one way to...):
bomb; bombard (throw bombs at or attack with bombs)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
nuke (the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb)
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