<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.</li><li>a nuclear power plant or nuclear reactor.</li><li>nuclear energy: to convert from coal to nuke.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of or relating to a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon or to a nuclear plant.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to attack, defeat, or destroy with or as if with nuclear weapons.</li><li>Slang: to cook or bake in a microwave oven.</li></ul>