This less common informal use can refer to a nuclear reactor, power station, vessel, or related technology.
The submarine is powered by a nuke.
The debate concerned the future of the local nuke.
This meaning refers to using a nuclear weapon against a location or target.
The fictional army threatened to nuke the city.
The game allows players to nuke enemy bases.
This common informal meaning refers to heating food or drink in a microwave oven.
Nuke the soup for two minutes.
She nuked the leftovers before lunch.
This slang meaning refers to eliminating, deleting, or overpowering something in a thorough and dramatic way.
The administrator nuked the corrupted database.
Our team nuked the opposition in the final round.
