Noun fuse has 2 senses
  1. fuse, electrical fuse - electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
    --1 is a kind of electrical device
    --1 has particulars: cartridge fuse; circuit breaker, breaker; plug fuse
    Derived form: verb fuse3
  2. fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming - any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
    --2 is a kind of lighter, light, igniter, ignitor
    --2 has particulars: detonating fuse; safety fuse; time-fuse
    Derived form: verb fuse3
,Verb fuse has 4 senses
  1. blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
    --1 is one way to change integrity
    Derived forms: noun fusion1, noun fusion7
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. fuse - become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature"
    --2 is one way to
    liquefy, flux, liquify
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  3. fuse - equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
    --3 is one way to
    equip, fit, fit out, outfit
    Antonyms: defuse
    Derived forms: noun fuse2, noun fuse1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. fuse - make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains"
    --4 is one way to
    melt, run, melt down
    Derived form: noun fusion7
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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