Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fuse \Fuse\, or Fuze \Fuze\, n. (Elec.)
   A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in
   an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a
   certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the
   circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage.

Fuse \Fuse\, or Fuze plug \Fuze, plug\ .
   1. (Ordnance) A plug fitted to the fuse hole of a shell to
      hold the fuse.

   2. A fusible plug that screws into a receptacle, used as a
      fuse in electric wiring.

Fuse \Fuse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fused} (fuzd); p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Fusing}.] [L. fusus, p. p. of fundere to pour, melt, cast.
   See {Foundo} to cast, and cf. Futile.]
   1. To liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt.

   2. To unite or blend, as if melted together.

            Whose fancy fuses old and new.        --Tennyson.

Fuse \Fuse\, v. i.
   1. To be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat; to be
      melted; to melt.

   2. To be blended, as if melted together.

   {Fusing point}, the degree of temperature at which a
      substance melts; the point of fusion.

Fuse \Fuse\, n. [For fusee, fusil. See 2d {Fusil}.] (Gunnery,
   Mining, etc.)
   A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of
   which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; --
   called also {fuzee}. See {Fuze}.

   {Fuse hole}, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception
      of the fuse. --Farrow.

Source : WordNet®

fuse
     n 1: electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical
          current when it is overloaded [syn: {electrical fuse}]
     2: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
        propellant [syn: {fuze}, {fusee}, {fuzee}, {primer}, {priming}]
     v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
          [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {immix},
           {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]
     2: become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The
        substances fused at a very high temperature"
     3: equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse [ant: {defuse}]
     4: make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the
        electric mains"

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

FUSE
     
        A {DEC} {software development environment} for {ULTRIX},
        offering an integrated toolkit for developing, testing,
        debugging and maintenance.