Collocations for fuse - noun
1. device that makes a bomb explode
ADJ.
short | long, slow | safety
VERB + FUSE
set
He set the fuse to thirty minutes.
He set the fuse to thirty minutes.
light
2. in an electric circuit
ADJ.
5-amp, 10-amp, 13-amp, etc.
VERB + FUSE
fit
Make sure that the correct fuse is fitted.
Make sure that the correct fuse is fitted.
change, replace | blow
When the machine was switched on it blew a fuse.
When the machine was switched on it blew a fuse.
FUSE + VERB
blow
Fuses blow if they are overloaded.
Fuses blow if they are overloaded.
FUSE + NOUN
wire | box
The fire started in the fuse box downstairs.
The fire started in the fuse box downstairs.