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nukes and paves

nukes and paves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nuke and pave.

Meaning of nuke and pave

Verb

nuke and pave (third-person singular simple present nukes and paves, present participle nuking and paving, simple past and past participle nuked and paved)

  1. (slang) To wipe a computer's hard disk and reinstall everything, as a drastic fix for problems.
    • I'm so sorry, I was hoping that we could see each other . . . there is a solution to this, when you are here, before you go back, I can take my computer in and get it nuked and paved.2009, T. G. Diamond, My Darling Davis, how real is your love?, page 290

Questions about nukes and paves

What is nukes and paves the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Nukes and paves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nuke and pave.

Words near nukes and paves in the dictionary

  1. nuked the fridge
  2. nukelike
  3. nuker
  4. nukers
  5. nukes
  6. nukes and paves
  7. nukes it from orbit
  8. nukes it out
  9. nukes the fridge
  10. nukespeak
  11. nukewar

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