Other Definitions fuse (enc)
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Fuse| Noun | 1. | fuse - electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloadedplug fuse - a fuse with a thread that screws into a socket | | | 2. | fuse - any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellantsafety fuse - fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter time-fuse - a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb) | | | Verb | 1. | fuse - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"gauge - mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster" absorb - cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" meld, melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" mix in, blend in - cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" accrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together" conjugate - unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds admix - mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils" | | | 2. | fuse - become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature"fuse - make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains" | | | 3. | fuse - equip with a fuse; provide with a fuseequip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" defuse - remove the triggering device from | | | 4. | fuse - make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains"fuse - become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature" melt, melt down, run - reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" | |
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