noun
fuse
fyooz
noun
1
A safety device containing a component that melts to break an electrical circuit if the current is too high.
"The lights went out because a fuse had blown."
verb
1
To melt or blend together, especially under heat.
"The intense heat fused the metal pieces together."
"The two companies' cultures gradually fused into one."
How to Use Fuse
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA safety device that breaks an electrical circuit when overloaded, or (as a verb) to melt or blend things together.
Common pairings
blow a fuse
fuse together
fuse box
Word Forms
fused past tense, fuses plural, fuses singular
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Etymology
A back-formation from "fusion," originally used as a verb meaning "to melt."