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Bus

//bʌs// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
  2. 2
    a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport wordnet
  3. 3
    A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.; A coach, a bus used for long travels. Canada, US
  4. 4
    a car that is old and unreliable wordnet
  5. 5
    Any motorized vehicle, such as a motorbike or car. UK, dated

    "“Excuse me,” said the stranger, who turned out to be a youth in motorcycling kit, “but could you give me a hand with my bus?”"

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  1. 6
    an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits wordnet
  2. 7
    An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
  3. 8
    the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar wordnet
  4. 9
    Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
  5. 10
    An ambulance. slang
  6. 11
    An aeroplane. slang
  7. 12
    A network topology with each computer connected to a single cable.
Verb
  1. 1
    To transport via a motor bus. transitive

    "Because the new language school of Fu Jen University in the nearby city of Hsinchu was not yet completed, we were bused with other aspiring students of Chinese language to a farming village called Kuanhsi (Guanxi: West Pass), nestled against the tea growing hills of Hsinchu county."

  2. 2
    To clear meal remains from. US, transitive

    "He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out."

  3. 3
    remove used dishes from the table in restaurants wordnet
  4. 4
    To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration. US, transitive

    "But if you ask me to bus my children / I hope the cops take down your name"

  5. 5
    To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy. US, intransitive

    "He’s been bussing for minimum wage."

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  1. 6
    ride in a bus wordnet
  2. 7
    To travel by bus. intransitive
  3. 8
    send or move around by bus wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of omnibus. Superseded earlier 'bus, where the apostrophe indicated a clipping. The shift in spelling likely reflects the fact that modern speakers no longer perceive this term as a clipping. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.

Etymology 2

Clipping of omnibus. Superseded earlier 'bus, where the apostrophe indicated a clipping. The shift in spelling likely reflects the fact that modern speakers no longer perceive this term as a clipping. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.

Etymology 3

Back-formation from busboy.

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