BLOW A FUSE (OR GASKET)

Meaning of BLOW A FUSE (OR GASKET) in English

blow a fuse ( or gasket)

informal

lose one's temper.

→ blow

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

GASKET — noun Etymology: perhaps modification of French garcette Date: circa 1889 a material (as rubber) or a part (as an O-ring) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GASKET — I. ˈgaskə̇t, -aas-, -ais-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably alteration of French garcette, from Old French, girl, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FUSE — I. ˈfyüz noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Italian fuso spindle, from Latin fusus 1. : a continuous …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
GASKET — (n.) Any ring or washer of packing.
Английский словарь Webster
GASKET — (n.) The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps.
Английский словарь Webster
GASKET — (n.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are …
Английский словарь Webster
FUSE — fuse 1 — fuseless , adj. — fuselike , adj. /fyoohz/ , n. , v. , fused, fusing . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLOW — blow 1 /bloh/ , n. 1. a sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon: a blow to the …
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GASKET — noun any ring or washer of packing. 2. gasket ·noun the plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of …
Webster English vocab
FUSE — vi to be blended, as if melted together. 2. fuse ·vt to unite or blend, as if melted together. 3. …
Webster English vocab
BLOW — noun the spouting of a whale. 2. blow ·vt to inflate, as with pride; to puff up. 3. blow ·vi …
Webster English vocab
FUSE — [fuse] vb fused ; fus.ing [L fusus, pp. of fundere to pour, melt--more at found] vt (1592) 1: to reduce …
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Britannica English vocabulary
GASKET — gasket BrE AmE ˈɡæsk ɪt -ət ▷ gasket|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FUSE — fuse noun, verb BrE AmE fjuːz ▷ fused fjuːzd ▷ fuses ˈfjuːz ɪz -əz ▷ fusing ˈfjuːz ɪŋ ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GASKET — / ˈgæskɪt; NAmE / noun a flat piece of rubber, etc. placed between two metal surfaces in a pipe or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUSE — / fjuːz; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small wire or device inside a piece of electrical …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOW — / bləʊ; NAmE bloʊ/ verb , noun , exclamation ■ verb ( blew / bluː; NAmE / blown / bləʊn; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GASKET — gas ‧ ket /ˈɡæskət, ˈɡæskɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from French garcette , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FUSE — I. fuse 1 /fjuːz/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ fuse 2 ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLOW — I. blow 1 S2 W3 /bləʊ $ bloʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense blew /bluː/, past participle blown /bləʊn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GASKET — n. 1 a sheet or ring of rubber etc., shaped to seal the junction of metal surfaces. 2 a small …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GASKET — n. 1 a sheet or ring of rubber etc., shaped to seal the junction of metal surfaces. 2 a small …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FUSE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. melt with intense heat; liquefy. 2 tr. & intr. blend or amalgamate …
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
GASKET — n.1 a sheet or ring of rubber etc., shaped to seal the junction of metal surfaces. 2 a small cord …
Oxford English vocab
FUSE — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. & intr. melt with intense heat; liquefy. 2 tr. & intr. blend or …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
BLOW — I. VERB USES /bloʊ/ ( blows, blowing, blew, blown) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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GASKET — ( gaskets) A gasket is a flat piece of soft material that you put between two joined surfaces in a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUSE — ( fuses, fusing, fused) 1. A fuse is a safety device in an electric plug or circuit. It contains a …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GASKET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB blow ▪ The next morning we found the aircraft had blown a gasket . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FUSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fuse box COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE short ▪ You may find your temper …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLOW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blow to sb/sth's credibilty (= something that damages credibility ) ▪ The case …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FUSE — [verb] UKWhen an electrical device or piece of machinery fuses (US and ANZ blows a fuse) or someone or something …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GASKET — See: BLOW A FUSE or BLOW A GASKET.
Slang English vocab
FUSE — I. noun 1 ( AmE also fuze ) device that makes a bomb explode ADJECTIVE ▪ short ▪ long , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GASKET — See: BLOW A FUSE or BLOW A GASKET.
Словарь английских идиом
GASKET — A material made of asbestos , cardboard, cork, paper, rubber, or soft metal placed between two metal parts to insure …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GASKET — (техническое) прокладка, набивка, уплотнение; сальник gasket тех. прокладка, набивка, сальник
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FUSE — плавка (электротехника) плавкая вставка, плавкий предохранитель, "пробка" плавить, расплавлять - to * a circuit сделать короткое замыкание плавиться, расплавляться сплавлять …
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OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FUSE — fuse.ogg _I 1. fju:z n 1. плавка 2. эл. плавкая вставка, плавкий предохранитель, «пробка» ( тж. fuse plug) 2. fju:z …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BLOW — blow.ogg _I bləʋ n 1. удар retaliatory blow - ответный удар; возмездие illegal blow - спорт. запрещённый удар at a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GASKET — 1) прокладка; уплотнение, уплотнитель; набивка; сальник || уплотнять (прокладкой) 2) набивка сальника • - form-in-place gasket - annular gasket - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FUSE
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BLOW — 1) удар; толчок 2) дутьё; продувка; обдувка || дуть; обдувать; прогонять воздух 3) прорыв ( грунтовых или поверхностных вод ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GASKET — 1) прокладка; уплотнение, уплотнитель; набивка; сальник || уплотнять (прокладкой) 2) набивка сальника • - form-in-place gasket - annular gasket - armored gasket - asbestos gasket - beaded …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
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