Fuse - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant (syn: fusee, fuze, primer, priming)
verb
- become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
- make liquid or plastic by heating
Extra examples
The fuse blows / blows out.
I taught him how to change a fuse.
The egg and sperm fuse together as one cell.
Their music fuses elements as diverse as Cajun, bebop and Cuban waltzes.
Leonard takes Carver-style dirty realism and fuses it with the pace of a detective story.
We intend to fuse the companies into a single organization.
The lights have fused again.
Lead fuses at quite a low temperature.
The substances fused at a very high temperature
The storm fused the electric mains
The short circuit burned out the fuse.
The floodlights blew a fuse.
Do you know how to change a fuse?
Perry lit the fuse and retreated to a safe distance.
Mr Yanto, who had a very short fuse, told her to get out.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: fuse
he/she/it: fuses
present participle: fusing
past tense: fused
past participle: fused
singular: fuse
plural: fuses
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