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Word: fuse (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit.
  • (''also'' '''fuze''' ''in US'') A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
  • Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
  • mining|military The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To melt together.
  • To furnish with or install a fuse.
  • transitive To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.

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