fuse

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/fjuːz/

noun 6verb 6

Collocations

(noun.) device that makes a bomb explode

ADJ

short | long, slow | safety

VERB + FUSE

set

The bomb squad member carefully set the fuse before evacuating the building.

light

(noun.) in an electric circuit

ADJ

5-amp, 10-amp, 13-amp, etc.

VERB + FUSE

fit

We had to fit a new fuse in the kitchen after the lights went out.

change, replace

blow

The old heater blew a fuse the moment we turned it on.

FUSE + VERB

blow

When I plugged in too many devices, the fuse blew and the lights went out.

FUSE + NOUN

wire

box

The electrician checked the fuse box to find out why the lights kept going off.

Definitions

noun

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:

verb

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

noun

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propel

verb — mix together different elements

Antonyms

defuse

Idioms & Phrases

short fuse

The personality trait of being quick to anger.

to be on a short fuse

blow a fuse

To overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.

long fuse

The personality trait of being slow to anger.

to have a long fuse

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

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

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Pure sodium is a lustrous metal... it fuses very easily at a temperature of 97°, and distils at a bright red heat (742°...)

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That each, who seems a separate whole, Should move his rounds, and fusing all The skirts of self again, should fall Remerging in the general Soul, Is faith as vague as all unsweet: […]

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All these were based broadly on the management framework of the old companies, except that the former Southern and North Eastern Areas of the old L.N.E.R. became separate management units, while the f

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A fuse has blown.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, fuse is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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