Fuse | Mean of fuse in English Dictionary
/ˈfjuːz/
- Noun
- a device that causes electricity to stop flowing when a current becomes too strong
- The lights went out when the fuse blew.
- change a fuse
- to become very angry or upset
- The boss blew a fuse when the shipment didn't arrive on time.
- a string that is connected to an explosive device (such as a bomb or firecracker) and that is set on fire to cause the device to explode
- light a fuse
- a mechanical or electrical device that causes a weapon (such as a bomb or torpedo) to explode
- Verb
- to join or become joined because of heat or a chemical reaction
- During the reaction the atoms fuse (together).
- The melted metals fused (with each other).
- Particles are fused to form a new compound.
- He fused the wires (together).
- to join or combine (different things) together
- His compositions fuse jazz and rhythm and blues elements.
- Their approach fused ideas from several disciplines.
- Dreams and reality fuse (together) in her latest film. = Dreams fuse with reality in her latest film.
- to stop working because a fuse has blown
- The light fused and left us in the dark.
- I must have fused the light by accident.