Thesaurus: fuse

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1. v. t. To liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt.
2. v. t. To unite or blend, as if melted together.
3. v. i. To be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat; to be melted; to melt.
4. v. i. To be blended, as if melted together.
5. n. A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; -- called also fuzee. See Fuze.
6. n. an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
7. n. any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
8. v. mix together different elements
9. v. become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
10. v. equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
11. v. make liquid or plastic by heating
12. 1. To liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt. 2. To unite or blend, as if melted together. Whose fancy fuses old and new. Tennyson. 1. To be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat; to be melted; to melt. 2. To be blended, as if melted together. Fusing point, the degree of temperature at which a substance melts; the point of fusion. A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; -- called also fuzee. See Fuze. Fuse hole, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception of the fuse. Farrow.