I.
noun
1 ( AmE also fuze ) device that makes a bomb explode
ADJECTIVE
▪ short
▪ long , slow
VERB + FUSE
▪ set
▪
He set the ~ to thirty minutes.
▪ light
2 in an electric circuit
ADJECTIVE
▪ 5-amp , 10-amp , 13-amp , etc.
▪ blown
VERB + FUSE
▪ change , replace
▪ blow
▪
When the machine was switched on it blew a ~.
FUSE + VERB
▪ blow
▪
Fuses blow if they are overloaded.
FUSE + NOUN
▪ wire ( BrE )
▪ box
▪
The fire started in the ~ box downstairs.
II.
verb
Fuse is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ light
Fuse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ element