noun “bus”
singular bus, plural buses, busses
- a large motor vehicle that carries passengers along roads, usually along a fixed route
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We took the bus downtown to visit the museum.
- (computing) a system that transfers data between components inside a computer
The data bus connects the processor to the memory.
verb “bus”
infinitive bus; he buses, busses uk; past tense bused, bussed uk; past part. bused, bussed uk; ger. busing, bussing uk
- to transport people by bus
The company buses employees to the factory from the nearby town.
- to travel by bus
We decided to bus across the country during the summer holidays.
- (US) to transport students to different schools by bus, especially to integrate schools racially
In the 1970s, many cities began to bus students to promote desegregation.
- (US) to clear tables at a restaurant by removing dirty dishes
He is working part-time bussing tables at the diner.