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Collocations for fuse - noun

1. (fuze) (AmE also ) device that makes a bomb explode

ADJECTIVE

short
long, slow

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VERB + fuse

set
He set the fuse to thirty minutes.
light

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2. in an electric circuit

ADJECTIVE

5-amp, 10-amp, 13-amp, etc.
blown

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VERB + fuse

change, replace
blow
When the machine was switched on it blew a fuse.

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fuse + VERB

blow
Fuses blow if they are overloaded.

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fuse + NOUN

wire (BrE)
box
The fire started in the fuse box downstairs.

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Collocations for fuse - verb

Fuse is used with these nouns as the subject:
light

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Fuse is used with these nouns as the object:
element

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