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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fuse1 /fyuz/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with matter that burns easily and rapidly, used for igniting an explosive.
- a mechanical or electronic device for detonating an explosive charge.
Idioms- have a short fuse, [no obj][Informal.]to anger easily;
have a quick temper.
fuse•less, adj. fuse2 /fyuz/USA pronunciation n., v., fused, fus•ing. n. [countable] - Electricitya safety device containing a material that conducts electricity that will melt when too much current runs through an electric circuit, breaking the circuit.
v. - to (cause to) combine or blend by melting together;
melt: [no object]The metal fused under the extreme heat.[~ + object]The extreme heat will fuse these elements together. - to cause to unite;
blend:[~ + object]The author skillfully fuses these details into an interesting story.
Idioms- Idioms blow a fuse:
- [Informal.]to lose one's temper;
become enraged.
See -fus-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fuse1 (fyo̅o̅z),USA pronunciation n., v., fused, fus•ing. n. - a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- fuze (def. 1).
- have a short fuse, [Informal.]to anger easily;
have a quick temper.
v.t. - fuze (def. 3).
- Latin fūsus spindle
- Italian fuso
- 1635–45
- Electricitya protective device, used in an electric circuit, containing a conductor that melts under heat produced by an excess current, thereby opening the circuit. Cf. circuit breaker.
- Idioms blow a fuse, [Informal.]to lose one's temper;
become enraged:If I'm late again, they'll blow a fuse.
v.t. - to combine or blend by melting together;
melt. - to unite or blend into a whole, as if by melting together:The author skillfully fuses these fragments into a cohesive whole.
v.i. - to become liquid under the action of heat;
melt:At a relatively low temperature the metal will fuse. - to become united or blended:The two groups fused to create one strong union.
- Electricity[Chiefly Brit.]to overload an electric circuit so as to burn out a fuse.
- Latin fūsus melted, poured, cast, past participle of fundere
- 1675–85
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See melt.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fuse, US fuze /fjuːz/ n - 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
- any device by which an explosive charge is ignited
vb - (transitive) to provide or equip with such a fuse
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian fuso spindle, from Latin fūsusˈfuseless adj fuse /fjuːz/ vb - to unite or become united by melting, esp by the action of heat
- to become or cause to become liquid, esp by the action of heat; melt
- to join or become combined; integrate
- (transitive) to equip (an electric circuit, plug, etc) with a fuse
- Brit to fail or cause to fail as a result of the blowing of a fuse: the lights fused
n - a protective device for safeguarding electric circuits, etc, containing a wire that melts and breaks the circuit when the current exceeds a certain value
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin fūsus melted, cast, poured out, from fundere to pour out, shed; sense 5 influenced by fuse1 |