FUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fuse mean? 

• FUSE (noun)
  The noun FUSE has 2 senses:

1. an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded

2. any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

  Familiarity information: FUSE used as a noun is rare.

• FUSE (verb)
  The verb FUSE has 4 senses:

1. mix together different elements

2. become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat

3. equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse

4. make liquid or plastic by heating

  Familiarity information: FUSE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

electrical fuse; fuse; safety fuse

Hypernyms ("fuse" is a kind of...):

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fuse"):

cartridge fuse (a fuse cased in a tube)

breaker; circuit breaker (a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded)

plug fuse (a fuse with a thread that screws into a socket)

Derivation:

fuse (equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fuse; fusee; fuze; fuzee; primer; priming

Hypernyms ("fuse" is a kind of...):

igniter; ignitor; light; lighter (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fuse"):

detonating fuse (a fuse containing an explosive)

safety fuse (a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance)

time-fuse (a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb))

Derivation:

fuse (equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse)

• FUSE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they fuse    ... he / she / it fuses   
Past simple: fused   
Past participle: fused   
-ing form: fusing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mix together different elements

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

blend; coalesce; combine; commingle; conflate; flux; fuse; immix; meld; merge; mix

Context example:

The colors blend well

Hypernyms (to "fuse" is one way to...):

change integrity (change in physical make-up)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fuse"):

gauge (mix in specific proportions)

absorb (cause to become one with)

meld; melt (lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually)

blend in; mix in (cause (something) to be mixed with (something else))

accrete (grow together (of plants and organs))

conjugate (unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds)

admix (mix or blend)

alloy (make an alloy of)

syncretise; syncretize (become fused)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

fusible (capable of being melted and fused)

fusion (the act of fusing (or melting) together)

fusion (an occurrence that involves the production of a union)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The substances fused at a very high temperature

Hypernyms (to "fuse" is one way to...):

flux; liquefy; liquify (become liquid or fluid when heated)

"Fuse" entails doing...:

heat; heat up; hot up (gain heat or get hot)

Verb group:

fuse (make liquid or plastic by heating)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

fusible (capable of being melted and fused)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "fuse" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

defuse (remove the triggering device from)

Derivation:

fuse (any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant)

fuse (an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make liquid or plastic by heating

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The storm fused the electric mains

Hypernyms (to "fuse" is one way to...):

melt; melt down; run (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating)

Verb group:

fuse (become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

fusible (capable of being melted and fused)

fusion (the act of fusing (or melting) together)

 Context examples 

A fusion gene that results from an inversion involving the q arm of chromosome 11 that fuses the fourth exon of the APOA1 gene with the first intron of the APOC3 gene.

(APOA1/APOC3 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The compounds can be single ring, or double, triple, or multiple fused rings.

(Aromatic Hydrocarbon, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A chromosomal translocation t(X;17)(p11;q25) fuses the gene to the TFE3 gene and is associated with alveolar soft part sarcomas.

(ASPSCR1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Albiglutide is composed of a GLP-1 (7-36) dimer fused to recombinant human albumin.

(Albiglutide, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene (~4.6 kb) that results from a paracentric chromosomal inversion inv(7)(q21-22q34) which fuses exon 8 of the AKAP9 gene to exon 9 of the BRAF gene.

(AKAP9/BRAF Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(5;12)(q31;p13) which fuses the 5' portion of the ACSL6 gene and the 3' portion of the ETV6 gene.

(ACSL6/ETV6 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(10;11)(q25;p15) which fuses the 5' half of the ADD3 gene with the 3' half of the NUP98 gene.

(ADD3/NUP98 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A cancer vaccine containing a live-attenuated strain of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) encoding human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 E7 fused to a non-hemolytic listeriolysin O protein with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.

(Attenuated Live Listeria Encoding HPV 16 E7 Vaccine ADXS11-001, NCI Thesaurus)

A therapeutic cancer vaccine consisting of autologous dendritic cells (DCs) fused with autologous tumor cells with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.

(Autologous Dendritic Cell-Tumor Fusion Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is comprised of the N-terminal half of the histone-lysine N-methyltransferase MLL protein, including the AT hook DNA binding domain and the DNA methyltransferase domain, fused to almost the entire formin-binding protein 1.

(MLL/FNBP1 Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)