fuse
(also USfuze
) 1 noun ELECTRIC, PHYS in plug, appliancefiús masc1 the fuse blew shéid an fiúsa thirteen-amp fuse fiús trí aimp déag 2 noun of firework, bomb etcfiús masc1 aidhnín masc4Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb ELECTRIC, PHYS stop working
INTRANSITIVEall the lights fused d'imigh an fiús sna soilse uilig, séideadh an fiús sna soilse go léir
TRANSITIVEit fused the system shéid sé an fiús sa chóras
4 verb ELECTRIC, PHYS fit sth with fuse TRANSITIVEfiús a chur i 5 verb fit (bomb) with fuse TRANSITIVEfiús a chur i 6 verb physically join 7 verb combine ideas etc INTRANSITIVEtar le chéile imagination and reality fused tháinig an tsamhlaíocht agus an réaltacht le chéile
TRANSITIVEtarraing le chéile comhtháthaigh verb she fused the two cultures in her work tharraing sí an dá chultúr le chéile ina saothar