Fuse Meaning and Definition

Word: Fuse

How to pronounce: fjuːz

Verb

Definitions:

1. Join or blend to form a single entity.

Example sentences: "Intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit"

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

Example sentences: "The crew were left in darkness after the lights fused"

3. Provide (a circuit or electrical appliance) with a fuse.

Example sentences: "There is no need to fuse the circuit any higher unless there is other equipment on the same circuit"

Noun

Definitions:

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

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

Noun

Definitions:

1. 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.

Example sentences: "A bomb on a short fuse"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Fit a fuse to (a bomb, shell, or mine)

Example sentences: "The bomb was fused to go off during a charity performance"

Synonyms:

detonator

fuze

safety lock

electrical fuse

safety catch

protection devices

fuses

arrester

igniter

priming

primer

merge

melt

meld

amalgamate

traffic jam

plug

connect

coalesce

link up

bickford fuse

join

unify

combine

unite

conjoin

incorporate

blend

mix

mingle

commingle

Derivations:

fusible

fused

fusing

fusion

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Fuse in Other Languages...

Spanish: Fusible

German: Sicherung

French: Fusible

Italian: Fondere

Turkish: Sigorta