[fjuːz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- join or blend to form a single entity
(e.g: intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit)

- (of an electrical appliance) stop working when a fuse melts
(e.g: the crew were left in darkness after the lights fused)

- provide (a circuit or electrical appliance) with a fuse
(e.g: there is no need to fuse the circuit any higher unless there is other equipment on the same circuit)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin fus- ‘poured, melted’, from the verb fundere

[fjuːz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin fus- ‘poured, melted’, from the verb fundere

[fjuːz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a length of material along which a small flame moves to explode a bomb or firework, meanwhile allowing time for those who light it to move to a safe distance
(e.g: a bomb on a short fuse)


Phrases:
- a short fuse
- light the fuse

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Italian fuso, from Latin fusus ‘spindle’

[fjuːz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- fit a fuse to (a bomb, shell, or mine)
(e.g: the bomb was fused to go off during a charity performance)


Phrases:
- a short fuse
- light the fuse

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Italian fuso, from Latin fusus ‘spindle’