fuse in English

noun

1

a safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.

If the demand for electrical current exceeds the safety level, a fuse opens once and must be replaced to reconnect the circuit.

2

a length of material along which a small flame moves to explode a bomb or firework, meanwhile allowing time for those who light it to move to a safe distance.

We are, perhaps literally, sitting on a bomb with a fuse of uncertain length.

verb

1

join or blend to form a single entity.

intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit

synonyms: combine, amalgamate, put together, join, unite, marry, blend, merge, meld, mingle, integrate, intermix, intermingle, synthesize, coalesce, compound, alloy, admix, commingle

2

provide (a circuit or electrical appliance) with a fuse.

a fused plug

3

(of an electrical appliance) stop working when a fuse melts.

the crew were left in darkness after the lights fused

4

fit a fuse to (a bomb, shell, or mine).

the bomb was fused to go off during a charity performance

noun

safety fuse
fuze, priming, primer, fusee

verb

combine, bond, commingle
combine, amalgamate, put together, join, unite, marry, blend, merge, meld, mingle, integrate, intermix, intermingle, synthesize, coalesce, compound, alloy, admix, commingle
bond, stick, bind, weld, solder, melt, smelt
commingle, meld, blend, merge, immix, mix, coalesce, conflate, flux, combine

Use "fuse" in a sentence

1. Long fuse.

2. Fuse alarm missiles

3. Fuse box.

4. Fuse alarm missiles.

5. Lighting the fuse

6. Remote alarm fuse

7. The fuse is out!

8. The method is for allowing accurate fuse blowing, in particular laser fuse blowing.

9. The fuse has blown!

10. Aum, check the fuse!

11. She's blown a fuse.

12. It's a blown fuse.

13. Jean's blown a fuse!

14. The fuse has blown

15. Ian's blown a fuse again.

16. We've probably blown a fuse.

17. I had blown a fuse.

18. You've blown a fuse.

19. The fuse is blown.

20. Circuit-Vertical Fuse (European

21. Circuit-Horizontal Fuse (European

22. The fuse is lit.

23. A fuse has blown.

24. The fuse blew out.

25. Fuse and/or circuit breaker

26. Has the fuse blown again?

27. Yeah, we blew a fuse.

28. Oh yeah, it's a fuse.

29. The fuse had blown, sis!

30. He's blown the fuse again!

31. Going for the fuse box.

32. Don't blow out the fuse.

33. It's just a blown fuse.

34. The fuse must have blown.

35. 14 A replaceable fuse shall be of the type that requires mounting in a fuse holder.

36. Have you tried changing the fuse?

37. We have a blown fuse

38. Your brother's blown a fuse.

39. Now, look, the fuse is blown.

40. Uh, the fuse must have blown

41. The bomb had a long fuse.

42. Check whether a fuse has blown.

43. What Happens When a Fuse Blows

44. A fuse must've blown or something.

45. Well, must have blown a fuse.

46. A modular fuse (10) has a main fuse (20) connected in parallel with an alarm circuit assembly (49).

47. Conflate: To bring together; meld or fuse

48. Bomb Countdown - Watch the fuse go down

49. Fuse resistor, and method for manufacturing same

50. Sir, we only have one more fuse.