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Fuse

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Noun

1. electrical fuse, fuse, safety fuse

an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded

2. fuse, fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming

any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

Verb

3. blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix

mix together different elements

Example Sentences:
'The colors blend well'

4. fuse

become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat

Example Sentences:
'The substances fused at a very high temperature'

5. fuse

equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse

6. fuse

make liquid or plastic by heating

Example Sentences:
'The storm fused the electric mains'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fuse

see synonyms of fuse
noun
1. 
a lead of combustible black powder in a waterproof covering (safety fuse), or a lead containing an explosive (detonating fuse), used to fire an explosive charge
2. 
any device by which an explosive charge is ignited
3.  blow a fuse
verb
4. (transitive)
to provide or equip with such a fuse
verb
1. 
to unite or become united by melting, esp by the action of heat
to fuse borax and copper sulphate at a high temperature
2. 
to become or cause to become liquid, esp by the action of heat; melt
3. 
to join or become combined; integrate
4. (transitive)
to equip (an electric circuit, plug, etc) with a fuse
5. British
to fail or cause to fail as a result of the blowing of a fuse
the lights fused
noun
6. 
a protective device for safeguarding electric circuits, etc, containing a wire that melts and breaks the circuit when the current exceeds a certain value

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Fuse

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verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: fused or ˈfusing
1. 
to melt or to join by melting, as metals
2. 
to unite as if by melting together; blend
noun
1. 
a narrow tube filled with combustible material, or a wick saturated with such material, for setting off an explosive charge
2. 
fuze2 (sense 2)
3.  Electricity
a safety device placed in a circuit consisting of a replaceable plug or tube containing wire or metal that will melt and break the circuit if the current exceeds a specified amperage
verb transitiveWord forms: fused or ˈfusing
4. 
to connect a fuse to

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fuse

see synonyms of fuse
n.
1. A cord of readily combustible material that is lighted at one end to carry a flame along its length to detonate an explosive at the other end.
2. often fuze A mechanical or electrical mechanism used to detonate an explosive charge or device such as a bomb or grenade: "A mechanical ... switch is used to initiate the fuzes" (International Defense Review).
tr.v. fused, fus·ing, fus·es also fuzed or fuz·ing or fuz·es
To equip with a mechanical or electrical fuse.
v. fused, fus·ing, fus·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To join (different pieces or elements) together physically, as by melting or heating: bits of glass fused in a kiln; atomic nuclei that are fused together inside the stars.
b. To blend or combine together: "Edison's invention strategy effectively fused research and development in a seamless process" (Seth Shulman).
2. To liquefy or reduce to a plastic state by heating; melt.
v.intr.
1.
a. To become physically joined together, as by melting.
b. To be combined or blended together: "There was no separation between joy and sorrow: they fused into one" (Henry Miller). See Synonyms at mix.
2. To become liquefied from heat.
n.
A safety device that protects an electric circuit from excessive current, consisting of or containing a metal element that melts when current exceeds a specific amperage, thereby opening the circuit.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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