fuse

A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.

The Government, having lit the fuse, is not going to be allowed to flee the explosion.

A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.

The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.

A tendency to lose one's temper.

When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse.

A kind of match for starting a fire:

To furnish with or install a fuse in (an explosive device) (see Usage notes for noun above).

A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.