Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nuke

1 sense of nuke

Sense 1
atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead, nuke -- (the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb)
       => warhead, payload, load -- (the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb nuke

3 senses of nuke

Sense 1
nuke, atomize, atomise, zap -- (strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy")
       => bombard, bomb -- (throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden")

Sense 2
atom-bomb, nuke -- (bomb with atomic weapons)
       => bombard, bomb -- (throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden")

Sense 3
microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke -- (cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers")
       => cook -- (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes")