fuse

Pronunciation: US [fjuːz] UK [fjuːz]

n.Fuse fuse; fuzes
v.To give... Inserting tubes to ... Install fuse; circuits went dead due to a fuse; welding
WebFuse di Fu; fuse

Definitions in English

n.	1. a part of a piece of electrical equipment that makes it stop working when there is too much electricity flowing through it 2. an object like string that burns slowly to make a bomb, firework, etc. explode
v.	1. to equip an exploding device such as a bomb or grenade with a mechanical or electrical detonator 2. to stop functioning because of a damaged electrical fuse, or cause an electrical circuit or appliance to stop functioning 3. if two substances fuse, or if you fuse them, they become joined to form one thing

Other Forms

ppr.fusing fuzing

3sg.fuses fuzes

Idioms

blow a fuse

Example Sentences

He felt like someone who had lit a long fuse to a barrel of gun powder.
Source: I. Murdoch
Bombs equipped with photo cells, magnetic and proximity fuses, and vibration detectors that would set off the charge if you so much as looked at it.
Source: Guardian
As by fierce heat, the chains be fused apart.
Source: B. Taylor
The bomb, placed in a cinema and fused to go off during a charity performance.
Source: L. Durrell

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