bus Noun
(en-noun)
(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
(medical industry, slang) An ambulance.
Synonyms
* (vehicle) coach, loser cruiser, motorbus, omnibus
* (electrical conductor) electrical bus, busbar, digit trunk
Derived terms
{{der3, booze bus
, busbar
, bus duct
, bus lane
, short bus
, bus route
, bus stop
, bustitution
, back end of a bus, look like the back end of a bus}}
Verb
(transitive, automotive, transport) To transport via a motor bus.
(transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly, US) To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
(intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
(transitive, US, food service) To clear meal remains from.
- He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out.
(intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
- He’s been bussing for minimum wage.
Usage notes
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary only presents the spellings (buses), (busing), and (bused), implying that these are the predominant forms in Canada.
Derived terms
* (clear meal remains) busboy
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