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nuking and paving

nuking and paving is the present participle and gerund 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 nuking and paving

What is nuking and paving the present participle and gerund of?
Nuking and paving is the present participle and gerund of nuke and pave.

Words near nuking and paving in the dictionary

  1. nukewar
  2. nukewars
  3. nukige
  4. nukiges
  5. nuking
  6. nuking and paving
  7. nuking it from orbit
  8. nuking it out
  9. nuking the fridge
  10. nukked
  11. nukking

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