nuke

BrE /njuːk/ AmE /nuːk/

verb / noun en → es

1 NUCLEAR WEAPON [noun] C1

a nuclear bomb or missile

arma nuclear, misil nuclear

Collocations nuke attack · nuke threat

  • The country is developing new nukes.

    El país está desarrollando nuevas armas nucleares.

2 DESTROY [transitive] B2

to destroy something completely, especially with a nuclear weapon

destruir completamente

  • nuke somebody/something
  • The city was nuked during the war.

    La ciudad fue destruida completamente durante la guerra.

3 COOK [transitive] B2

to cook food quickly in a microwave oven

calentar en microondas, cocinar rápidamente

  • nuke something
  • I'll just nuke this leftover pizza.

    Calentaré esta pizza sobrante en el microondas.