Fuse
verb
To join or blend to form a single entity.
He fused the two companies into one
Often appears as...
- fuse together
- fuse into
verb
To melt something, such as metal or glass, using intense heat.
The intense heat fused the metal and glass together
Often appears as...
- fuse together
- fuse with
noun
A safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.
The fuse has blown
Often appears as...
- blow a fuse
- replace a fuse
verb
To lose one's temper, get very angry.
He will fuse if he finds out
Often appears as...
- fuse at something
- fuse over
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A cord or strip of burnable material that is ignited to detonate an explosive.
The bomb has a five-minute fuse
Often appears as...
- light the fuse
- short fuse
verb
To join or blend to form a single entity.
He fused the two companies into one
Often appears as...
- fuse together
- fuse into
verb
To melt something, such as metal or glass, using intense heat.
The intense heat fused the metal and glass together
Often appears as...
- fuse together
- fuse with
noun
A safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.
The fuse has blown
Often appears as...
- blow a fuse
- replace a fuse
verb
To lose one's temper, get very angry.
He will fuse if he finds out
Often appears as...
- fuse at something
- fuse over
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A cord or strip of burnable material that is ignited to detonate an explosive.
The bomb has a five-minute fuse
Often appears as...
- light the fuse
- short fuse
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Creating Unity
Use 'fuse' to describe combining things to make them inseparable
The artist fused painting and photography.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
'Fuse' can be used metaphorically to mean unite ideas or qualities.
She fused traditional and modern elements in her music.
Pro Tip 1/2Creating Unity
Use 'fuse' to describe combining things to make them inseparable
The artist fused painting and photography.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
'Fuse' can be used metaphorically to mean unite ideas or qualities.
She fused traditional and modern elements in her music.
Pro Tip 1/2Creating Unity
Use 'fuse' to describe combining things to make them inseparable
The artist fused painting and photography.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
'Fuse' can be used metaphorically to mean unite ideas or qualities.
She fused traditional and modern elements in her music.
Never forget "Fuse"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
The Sea Turtles of...
about loggerhead sea turtles, because they've got fascinating life histories, haven't they? Yes, they do. Well, sea turtles, they have a really thick shell and the top part is called a carapace. So I've actually brought part of a skeleton here and we can see this is the top part of the shell part of it, and what's interesting is that the ribs are actually fused to the shell. So these are actually the ribs here and that makes them susceptible to anything that could encounter them. Evolutionary speaking, it's very, very nice it's a hard shell of armour and now with humans, things can be a little bit more difficult for them with these shells.
Video examples
CERN's supercollider PIPE...
which then ran out of fuel, exploded, threw those elements back into the universe. They then re-collapsed into another generation of stars and planets. And on some of those planets, the oxygen, which had been created in that first generation of stars, could fuse with hydrogen
Video examples
The history of our world...
they create temperatures so high that protons begin to fuse in all sorts of exotic combinations, to form all the elements of the periodic table. If, like me, you're wearing a gold ring, it was forged in a supernova explosion. So now the universe is chemically more complex.
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
And in these cavities, these micro-cavities form, and as they fuse soils, they absorb water. These are little wells. And inside these wells, then microbial communities begin to form. And so the spongy soil not only resists erosion, but sets up a microbial universe
Video examples
The law of conservation...
in the three minutes that followed the birth of our universe. Eventually, clusters of atoms accumulated and formed stars. Within these stars, nuclear reactions fused light elements, such as hydrogen and helium, to form heavier elements, such as carbon and oxygen.
Video examples
Origins of the Universe...
In the lepton and nuclear epics, the radiation era's last two stages, the protons and neutrons underwent a significant change. They fused and created nuclei. And in doing so, they created the first chemical element in the universe, helium.
Video examples
Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
accept it in fuse with it and attach together whilst kind of protecting itself against the elements is something we're not entirely sure how it does yet, but new research could figure it out and make our implications for medicine in terms
Video examples
My life as an outsider PIPE...
an immigrant within various disciplines fusing unlikely worlds and cultures and this is it helped me to embrace dualities in my own life and in my work and many of the work I'll be sharing with today wouldn't be possible had I
Video examples
Why societies collapse PIPE...
are the things that are also the source of your strength. What's going to be the outcome today? Well, all of us know the dozen sorts of ticking time bombs going on in the modern world, time bombs that have fuses
Video examples
Cell membranes are way...
Other proteins in cell membranes can help fuse two different bilayers. That can work to our benefit, like when a sperm fertilizes an egg, but also harm us, as it does when a virus enters a cell.
Video examples
The Sea Turtles of...
about loggerhead sea turtles, because they've got fascinating life histories, haven't they? Yes, they do. Well, sea turtles, they have a really thick shell and the top part is called a carapace. So I've actually brought part of a skeleton here and we can see this is the top part of the shell part of it, and what's interesting is that the ribs are actually fused to the shell. So these are actually the ribs here and that makes them susceptible to anything that could encounter them. Evolutionary speaking, it's very, very nice it's a hard shell of armour and now with humans, things can be a little bit more difficult for them with these shells.
Video examples
CERN's supercollider PIPE...
which then ran out of fuel, exploded, threw those elements back into the universe. They then re-collapsed into another generation of stars and planets. And on some of those planets, the oxygen, which had been created in that first generation of stars, could fuse with hydrogen
Video examples
The history of our world...
they create temperatures so high that protons begin to fuse in all sorts of exotic combinations, to form all the elements of the periodic table. If, like me, you're wearing a gold ring, it was forged in a supernova explosion. So now the universe is chemically more complex.
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
And in these cavities, these micro-cavities form, and as they fuse soils, they absorb water. These are little wells. And inside these wells, then microbial communities begin to form. And so the spongy soil not only resists erosion, but sets up a microbial universe
Video examples
The law of conservation...
in the three minutes that followed the birth of our universe. Eventually, clusters of atoms accumulated and formed stars. Within these stars, nuclear reactions fused light elements, such as hydrogen and helium, to form heavier elements, such as carbon and oxygen.
Video examples
Origins of the Universe...
In the lepton and nuclear epics, the radiation era's last two stages, the protons and neutrons underwent a significant change. They fused and created nuclei. And in doing so, they created the first chemical element in the universe, helium.
Video examples
Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
accept it in fuse with it and attach together whilst kind of protecting itself against the elements is something we're not entirely sure how it does yet, but new research could figure it out and make our implications for medicine in terms
Video examples
My life as an outsider PIPE...
an immigrant within various disciplines fusing unlikely worlds and cultures and this is it helped me to embrace dualities in my own life and in my work and many of the work I'll be sharing with today wouldn't be possible had I
Video examples
Why societies collapse PIPE...
are the things that are also the source of your strength. What's going to be the outcome today? Well, all of us know the dozen sorts of ticking time bombs going on in the modern world, time bombs that have fuses
Video examples
Cell membranes are way...
Other proteins in cell membranes can help fuse two different bilayers. That can work to our benefit, like when a sperm fertilizes an egg, but also harm us, as it does when a virus enters a cell.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Sam Shepard
American Playwright
My father had a real short fuse. He had a tough life - had to support his mother and brother at a very young age when his dad's farm collapsed. You could see his suffering, his terrible suffering, living a life that was disappointing and looking for another one. My father was full of terrifying anger.
Quote examples
Jerry Yang
American Businessman
Delphine Lucielle's paintings are profound, unique, and moving. It is rare to find contemporary art that combines both beauty, innovation, and creates a new style of painting by fusing technology and nature. Delphine Lucielle is pushing the boundaries of what art is capable of.
Quote examples
Frances O'Grady
British Activist
My impression is that most women public service workers have a long fuse. Precisely because they care so deeply about services, more than anyone, they still want to find a sensible and fair negotiated agreement. But their patience has run out.
Quote examples
Vanessa Mae
Chinese Musician
I could have taken the easy life and just done classical, but I felt very strongly about the album, my first pop album, the first time that I'd fused so many influences. I was very proud when it was in the charts in 25 countries at once.
Quote examples
Luis Alberto Urrea
Mexican Poet
I came to believe the green fuse that drives spring and summer through the world is essentially a literary energy. That the world was more than a place. Life was more than an event. It was all one thing - and that thing was story.
Quote examples
Terry Francona
American Coach
In Boston I got to a point where I thought I was putting out fires more than being a baseball coach. And some of it was my fault. I was getting stubborn. My fuse was a little shorter than it needed to be. And that helps nobody.
Quote examples
Elvis Costello
British Musician
People become so deeply attached to the sound of one period that they blow a fuse when you move on. I've heard people complain bitterly about recordings they haven't even heard.
Quote examples
Alicia Keys
American Musician
I definitely want to act, but I also want to score movies, and I have this idea to fuse classical music with other styles that would give it a different perception.
Quote examples
Frank Bruno
British Athlete
If you're not balanced, your mind's not balanced... my fuse went.
Quote examples
Jennifer Grey
American Actress
I have a plate on my neck. I had my neck fused.
Quote examples
Sam Shepard
American Playwright
My father had a real short fuse. He had a tough life - had to support his mother and brother at a very young age when his dad's farm collapsed. You could see his suffering, his terrible suffering, living a life that was disappointing and looking for another one. My father was full of terrifying anger.
Quote examples
Jerry Yang
American Businessman
Delphine Lucielle's paintings are profound, unique, and moving. It is rare to find contemporary art that combines both beauty, innovation, and creates a new style of painting by fusing technology and nature. Delphine Lucielle is pushing the boundaries of what art is capable of.
Quote examples
Frances O'Grady
British Activist
My impression is that most women public service workers have a long fuse. Precisely because they care so deeply about services, more than anyone, they still want to find a sensible and fair negotiated agreement. But their patience has run out.
Quote examples
Vanessa Mae
Chinese Musician
I could have taken the easy life and just done classical, but I felt very strongly about the album, my first pop album, the first time that I'd fused so many influences. I was very proud when it was in the charts in 25 countries at once.
Quote examples
Luis Alberto Urrea
Mexican Poet
I came to believe the green fuse that drives spring and summer through the world is essentially a literary energy. That the world was more than a place. Life was more than an event. It was all one thing - and that thing was story.
Quote examples
Terry Francona
American Coach
In Boston I got to a point where I thought I was putting out fires more than being a baseball coach. And some of it was my fault. I was getting stubborn. My fuse was a little shorter than it needed to be. And that helps nobody.
Quote examples
Elvis Costello
British Musician
People become so deeply attached to the sound of one period that they blow a fuse when you move on. I've heard people complain bitterly about recordings they haven't even heard.
Quote examples
Alicia Keys
American Musician
I definitely want to act, but I also want to score movies, and I have this idea to fuse classical music with other styles that would give it a different perception.
Quote examples
Frank Bruno
British Athlete
If you're not balanced, your mind's not balanced... my fuse went.
Quote examples
Jennifer Grey
American Actress
I have a plate on my neck. I had my neck fused.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension