- a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- fuze (def. 1).
- to anger easily; have a quick temper.
- a protective device, used in an electric circuit, containing a conductor that melts under heat produced by an excess current, thereby opening the circuit.
- 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.
- 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.
- to overload an electric circuit so as to burn out a fuse.
- to lose one's temper; become enraged: If I'm late again, they'll blow a fuse.
- 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
- blow a fuse See blow 1 (def. 12)
- to provide or equip with such a fuse
- 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
- to equip (an electric circuit, plug, etc) with a fuse
- to fail or cause to fail as a result of the blowing of a fuse
- a protective device for safeguarding electric circuits, etc, containing a wire that melts and breaks the circuit when the current exceeds a certain value
