fused

From the verb fuse: (⇒ conjugate)
fused is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past; v past p

fuse¹ n. [countable]

a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with matter that burns easily and rapidly, used for igniting an explosive.
a mechanical or electronic device for detonating an explosive charge.

Idioms

have a short fuse, [no obj][Informal.]to anger easily;
have a quick temper.

fuse•less, adj.

fuse² n., v., fused, fus•ing.
n. [countable]

Electricitya safety device containing a material that conducts electricity that will melt when too much current runs through an electric circuit, breaking the circuit.

to (cause to) combine or blend by melting together;
melt: [no object]The metal fused under the extreme heat.[~ + object]The extreme heat will fuse these elements together.
to cause to unite;
blend:[~ + object]The author skillfully fuses these details into an interesting story.

Idioms

Idioms blow a fuse:

See -fus-.

fuse¹ n., v., fused, fus•ing.
n.

a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
fuze (def. 1).
have a short fuse, [Informal.]to anger easily;
have a quick temper.

v.t.

fuse′less, adj.
fuse′like′, adj.

fuse² n., v., fused, fus•ing.
n.

Electricitya protective device, used in an electric circuit, containing a conductor that melts under heat produced by an excess current, thereby opening the circuit. Cf. circuit breaker.
Idioms blow a fuse, [Informal.]to lose one's temper;
become enraged:If I'm late again, they'll blow a fuse.

v.t.

to combine or blend by melting together;
melt.
to unite or blend into a whole, as if by melting together:The author skillfully fuses these fragments into a cohesive whole.

v.i.

to become liquid under the action of heat;
melt:At a relatively low temperature the metal will fuse.
to become united or blended:The two groups fused to create one strong union.
Electricity[Chiefly Brit.]to overload an electric circuit so as to burn out a fuse.

melt.

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fuse, US fuze /fjuːz/ n

a lead of combustible black powder in a waterproof covering (safety fuse), or a lead containing an explosive (detonating fuse), used to fire an explosive charge
any device by which an explosive charge is ignited

Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian fuso spindle, from Latin fūsusˈfuseless adj

fuse /fjuːz/ vb

to unite or become united by melting, esp by the action of heat
to become or cause to become liquid, esp by the action of heat; melt
to join or become combined; integrate
(transitive) to equip (an electric circuit, plug, etc) with a fuse
Brit to fail or cause to fail as a result of the blowing of a fuse: the lights fused

a protective device for safeguarding electric circuits, etc, containing a wire that melts and breaks the circuit when the current exceeds a certain value

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin fūsus melted, cast, poured out, from fundere to pour out, shed; sense 5 influenced by fuse¹

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