fuse
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Italian fuso, from Latin fusus "spindle".
[edit] Noun
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fuse (plural fuses)
- (also fuze in US) A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
- (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
- A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit.
- Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
- When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse.
[edit] Translations
cord
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device igniting charge
device preventing overloading of a circuit
[edit] Etymology 2
From fusion, "to melt".
[edit] Verb
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to fuse (third-person singular simple present fuses, present participle fusing, simple past and past participle fused)
- (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
- (intransitive) To melt together.
- To furnish with or install a fuse.
[edit] Translations
transitive: to melt together
intransitive: to melt together
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transitive: to furnish with a fuse
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
fuse pl.
- Feminine form of fuso.
[edit] Verb form
fuse
- Third-person singular indicative past historic of fondere.
- Feminine plural past participle of fondere.
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [fu'se]
[edit] Verb
fuse
- third-person singular simple perfect form of fi. he/she has been
[edit] Synonyms
- fu (informal)

