fuse

Definitions

• A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
• (manufacturing) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
• (electrical engineering) 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.
• (figurative) Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
• A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
• A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.