Fused
Held
Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
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So much that getting a rope fused with his body through his throat only held him back for a couple of minutes.
Source: The Juggernaut -
In this case, the unreliable handheld flamethrower is passed over for a fused incendiary bomb, basically a can of spray with a few sparklers held tightly in a wrapping of aluminum foil.
Source: Aerosol Flamethrower -
A stronger but short-lived example can be found in A_J, who watched Pi start to die as her mechanical heart short-fused, and broke an antique that held sentimental value to the Doctor in front of her shortly after.
Source: Roleplay / AJCO
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