[nook, nyook] 
noun, adjective, verb, nuked, nuk⋅ing. Informal.| 1. | a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon. |
| 2. | a nuclear power plant or nuclear reactor. |
| 3. | nuclear energy: to convert from coal to nuke. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon or to a nuclear plant. |
| 5. | to attack, defeat, or destroy with or as if with nuclear weapons. |
| 6. | Slang. to cook or bake in a microwave oven. |
