blowing a fuse

A form of blow a fuse — To overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of blow a fuse
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blowing a fuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blowing%20a%20fuse

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