fuse
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Pronunciation
[change]- enPR: fyo͞oz, IPA (key): /fjuːz/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: fuse
Noun
[change]- A fuse is a length of cord that will burn and is used to set off explosives.
- After lighting the fuse, the miners moved away to a safe area.
- A fuse is a switch used to set off an explosive.
- The soldier carefully set the fuse on the bomb.
- A fuse is a thin piece of wire that will melt if it gets too hot.
- We lost power after after the faulty toaster made the fuse melt.
Verb
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- To fuse is to melt with heat.
- Fuse is to mix or join two or more things together.