nuking
Blasting with radiation
Nuking is the present participle of nuke.
In its literal sense, it means attacking with nuclear weapons: They're talking about nuking the whole region.
More commonly, it means destroying or eliminating completely: I'm nuking all my old emails.
In casual speech, nuking often just means microwaving: I'm nuking some leftovers for lunch.
Restoring temperature to food
- zappingDelivering sudden voltage
- defrostingRemoving accumulated ice
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
warming up · TV dinner · popcorn · hot pocket · timer · turntable · splatter · steam
Fission-triggered mass destruction device
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- mushroom cloudDistinctive nuclear blast formation
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- ground zeroExplosion's central impact point
Hiroshima · Nagasaki · ICBM · deterrent · arsenal · stockpile · missile · thermonuclear
Destroying beyond recognition
- annihilatingDestroying utterly and completely
- decimatingDestroying a large portion
- wiping outDestroying completely
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
eradicating · pulverizing · devastating · razing · crushing · eliminating · exterminating · vaporizing
Killing one's superior officer
- spawn killingAttacking at respawn point
- wipingRubbing to clean
- owningBeing in possession
- dominatingExercising supreme control
steamrolling · one-shotting · overkill · carpet bombing · killstreak · DPS · power move · combo
reheating
Restoring temperature to food
- zappingDelivering sudden voltage
- defrostingRemoving accumulated ice
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
microwave · warming up · TV dinner · popcorn · hot pocket · timer · turntable · splatter · steam · quick cooking
atomic bomb
Fission-triggered mass destruction device
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- mushroom cloudDistinctive nuclear blast formation
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
ground zero · Hiroshima · Nagasaki · ICBM · deterrent · arsenal · stockpile · missile · thermonuclear · payload
obliterating
Destroying beyond recognition
- annihilatingDestroying utterly and completely
- decimatingDestroying a large portion
- wiping outDestroying completely
demolishing · eradicating · pulverizing · devastating · razing · crushing · eliminating · exterminating · vaporizing · flattening
fragging
Killing one's superior officer
- spawn killingAttacking at respawn point
- wipingRubbing to clean
- owningBeing in possession
dominating · steamrolling · one-shotting · overkill · carpet bombing · killstreak · DPS · power move · combo · ultimate
- destructiondestruction, destroying, demolishing, devastation, ruination
nukingslow-cooking
Prolonged gentle heat
braising · stewing · simmering · low-and-slow · roasting
nukingpeacekeeping
Preventing or ending conflict
disarming · demilitarizing · de-escalating · peacemaking · diplomacy