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Definitions for Fuse

[1] a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
[2] fuze(def 1) .
[3] fuze(def 3) .
[4] have a short fuse , Informal . to anger easily; have a quick temper.
[5] Electricity . a protective device, used in an electric circuit, containing a conductor that melts under heat produced by an excess current, thereby opening the circuit. Compare circuit breaker.
[6] to combine or blend by melting together; melt.
[7] to unite or blend into a whole, as if by melting together: The author skillfully fuses these fragments into a cohesive whole.
[8] to become liquid under the action of heat; melt: At a relatively low temperature the metal will fuse.
[9] to become united or blended: The two groups fused to create one strong union.
[10] Chiefly British . to overload an electric circuit so as to burn out a fuse.
[11] 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
[12] any device by which an explosive charge is ignited
[13] blow a fuse See blow 1 (def. 12)
[14] (tr) to provide or equip with such a fuse
[15] to unite or become united by melting, esp by the action of heat to fuse borax and copper sulphate at a high temperature
[16] to become or cause to become liquid, esp by the action of heat; melt
[17] to join or become combined; integrate
[18] (tr) to equip (an electric circuit, plug, etc) with a fuse
[19] British to fail or cause to fail as a result of the blowing of a fuse the lights fused
[20] a protective device for safeguarding electric circuits, etc, containing a wire that melts and breaks the circuit when the current exceeds a certain value

Words related to Fuse

weld, merge, melt, coalesce, combine, integrate, mingle, blend, dissolve, deliquesce, amalgamate, run, solder, federate, join, liquefy, unite, commingle, flux, cement

Words nearby Fuse

fusain, fusan, fusarium, fusarium wilt, fuscous, fuse, fuse box, fused kidney, fused quartz, fused sentence, fusee

Origin of Fuse

21675–85; < Latin fūsus melted, poured, cast, past participle of fundere

Other words from Fuse

fuse·less , adjective
fuse·like , adjective

Word origin for Fuse

C17: from Latin fūsus melted, cast, poured out, from fundere to pour out, shed; sense 5 influenced by fuse 1

Synonyms for Fuse

blend, coalesce, combine, dissolve, integrate, melt, merge, mingle, weld, agglutinate, amalgamate, bind, cement, commingle, deliquesce, federate, flux, intermingle, join, liquefy, run, smelt, solder, thaw, unite, interblend, interfuse, liquesce, run together