Fuse and Pin

Fuse

Fuse verb - To come together to form a single unit.

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Pin and fuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pin" instead a verb "Fuse".

Nearby Words: fusion, fused, fusing, fusible

Pin verb - Attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins.

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Fuse and pin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fuse" instead a verb "Pin".

Nearby Word: pinion

old	old fuse	old pin
long	long fuse	long pin
standard	standard fuse	standard pin
simple	simple fuse	simple pin
Other adjectives: small, powerful, main, new, broken, destructive, red.

If the fuse hasn't started, if the lever hasnt moved, you might be able to make the grenade 'safe' again by putting the pin back.

Source: Reality Is Unrealistic / Video Games
On the other hand, the enemy may have cooked itnote held onto the grenade after the pin was pulled and the 3-5 second fuse started burning, to make a shorter time between toss and explosion.

Source: Jumping on a Grenade
Atop of that, 'Pull The Pin' only drops a grenade AFTER Krieg died, so no Second Wind here...and 'Light the Fuse' overrides 'Pull the Pin' completely.

Source: Game Breaker / Borderlands 2

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Pin and Fuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fuse/pin

Fuse & Pin. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fuse/pin>.

Pin or Fuse. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fuse/pin.

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