fuse together

См. также в других словарях:

• fuse — [[t]fju͟ːz[/t]] fuses, fusing, fused 1) N COUNT A fuse is a safety device in an electric plug or circuit. It contains a piece of wire which melts when there is a fault so that the flow of electricity stops. The fuse blew as he pressed the button… …   English dictionary

• fuse — 1 noun (C) 1 a short thin piece of wire that is inside electrical equipment and prevents damage by melting and stopping the electricity when there is too much power: two 13 amp fuses | blow a fuse (=make it melt by putting too much electricity… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fuse — fuse1 [fju:z] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: FUSE2] [Sense: 2,3; Date: 1600 1700; : Italian; Origin: fuso spindle (= long thin part which turns around) , from Latin fusus] 1.) a short thin piece of wire inside electrical equipment which… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fuse — [fjuːz] verb [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE to join two or more companies together, forming a single organization: • We intend to fuse the separate companies into a single business organization. * * * fuse UK US /fjuːz/ verb [I or T] ► to… …   Financial and business terms

• fuse — I verb adhere, admix, agglutinate, amalgamate, assimilate, band together, blend, bond, cement, coadunate, coalesce, combine, commingle, compound, confederate, conglomerate, conjoin, connect, consolidate, embody, federate, flux, incorporate,… …   Law dictionary

• fuse — fuse1 [fyo͞oz] vt., vi. fused, fusing [< L fusus, pp. of fundere, to pour out, shed: see FOUND3] 1. to melt or to join by melting, as metals 2. to unite as if by melting together; blend SYN. MIX fuse2 [fyo͞oz] …   English World dictionary

• Fuse — (f[=u]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fused} (f[=u]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fusing}.] [L. fusus, p. p. of fundere to pour, melt, cast. See {Foundo} to cast, and cf. Futile.] 1. To liquefy by heat; to render fluid; to dissolve; to melt. [1913 Webster] 2. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fuse — Fuse, v. i. 1. To be reduced from a solid to a fluid state by heat; to be melted; to melt. [1913 Webster] 2. To be blended, as if melted together. [1913 Webster] {Fusing point}, the degree of temperature at which a substance melts; the point of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fuse — fyüz vb, fused; fus·ing vt to cause to undergo fusion <fuse a joint> vi to undergo fusion * * * (fūz) 1. a bar, strip, or wire of easily fusible metal inserted for safety in an electric circuit; when the current increases beyond a safe …   Medical dictionary

• fuse — [v] meld, intermix agglutinate, amalgamate, bind, blend, cement, coalesce, combine, commingle, deliquesce, dissolve, federate, flux, integrate, interblend, interfuse, intermingle, join, liquefy, liquesce, melt, merge, mingle, run, run together,… …   New thesaurus

• fuse — fuse1 fuseless, adj. fuselike, adj. /fyoohz/, n., v., fused, fusing. n. 1. a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive. 2. fuze (def. 1). 3. have a short fuse, Informal. to anger easily; have… …   Universalium