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How to pronounce “nuke”
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Pronunciation guide for nuke
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of nuke with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why Ukraine’s Drone Attack on Russia Changes War Forever
But he doesn't seriously consider a nuke
- Definition summary
- A nuclear weapon.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce nuke
Why Ukraine’s Drone Attack on Russia Changes War Forever
But he doesn't seriously consider a nuke
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “nuke”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A nuclear weapon.
- (by extension) Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
- A nuclear power station.
- (nautical) A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
- A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.
- (warez) A cautionary flag placed on a release to label it as "bad" for some reason or another (e.g., being a dupe of a previous release or containing malware).
- (rare) A microwave oven.
- [Verb]
- (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial) To use a nuclear weapon on (a target).
- (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial, figuratively) To destroy or erase completely.
- (transitive, Internet slang, by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
- (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial) To expose to some form of radiation.
- (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial) To cook in a microwave oven.
- (transitive, US, nautical, colloquial) To overanalyze or despair unduly over something.
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