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Fuse
/fjuːz/
A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
📖 Definitions of "Fuse"
noun
- 1
A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
- 2
The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
- 3
A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
- 4
Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
"When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse."
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