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I UK [fjuːz] / US [fjuz] noun [countable]
Word forms "fuse":
singular fuse plural fuses

1) physics a part of a piece of electrical equipment that makes it stop working when there is too much electricity flowing through it

2)

a) an object like string that burns slowly to make a bomb, firework etc explode

b) a piece of electrical equipment used for exploding a bomb, firework etc from a distance

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have a short fuse/be on a short fuse — informal to become angry or upset very easily

He's a fiery player with a very short fuse.

- blow a fuse

- light a fuse

II UK [fjuːz] / US [fjuz] verb [intransitive/transitive]
Word forms "fuse":
present tense I/you/we/they fuse he/she/it fuses present participle fusing past tense fused past participle fused

1) physics British if a piece of electrical equipment fuses, or if someone fuses it, it stops working when a thin piece of wire in it breaks because there is too much electricity flowing through it

All the lights downstairs have fused.

2)

a) if two substances fuse, or if you fuse them, they become joined to form one thing

fuse with:

The sperm fuses with the egg.

fuse to:

a steel sheet with a coating of tin fused to its surface

b) if different styles, ideas, designs etc fuse, or if you fuse them, they combine to form something new

Opera and pantomime fuse to create pure magic.