fuse
🇺🇸
/fjuːz/
🇬🇧
/fjuːz/
noun
R
A safety device that stops electricity if there's too much.
If the lights go out, check if a fuse has blown.
R
A string or cord that you light to make a bomb or firework explode.
He lit the fuse and ran away before the firework exploded.
R
A device that makes a bomb explode at a set time or on impact.
The bomb's fuse was set to explode in one minute.
verb
R
To join together into one thing.
The two companies decided to fuse their operations.
R
To melt and join together by heating.
The heat caused the metals to fuse together.
R
To stop working because a fuse melted.
The circuit fused when too many appliances were used.
R
To put a safety device in an electrical circuit.
Make sure the outlet is properly fused for safety.
translation
A safety device that stops electricity if there's too much.; A string or cord that you light to make a bomb or firework explode.; A device that makes a bomb explode at a set time or on impact.
To join together into one thing.; To melt and join together by heating.; To stop working because a fuse melted.; To put a safety device in an electrical circuit.
Word Forms
3rd Present
fuses
Past
fused
Perfect
fused
Progressive
fusing
Plural
fuses