Bus Definition
bŭs
bused, buses, busing, bussed, busses, bussing
noun
buses
A large, long motor vehicle designed to carry many passengers, usually along a regular route; omnibus.
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An automobile.
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A four-wheeled cart for carrying dishes in a restaurant.
American Heritage
A heavy copper bar, strap, or other similar conductor that is not insulated, usually carries a large current, and connects many electrical circuits.
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A bus bar.
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verb
bussed, bussing
To transport by bus; specif., to transport (children) by busing.
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To transport (schoolchildren) by bus to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving racial integration.
American Heritage
In a restaurant, cafeteria, etc., to clear dirty dishes from.
To bus tables.
Webster's New World
To go by bus.
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To do the work of a busboy.
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Synonyms:
- redistrict
- integrate (by busing)
- transport
abbreviation
Business.
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idiom
throw someone under the bus
- to sacrifice or abandon (a comrade, associate, etc.) as to protect or benefit oneself
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bus
- throw someone under the bus
Origin of Bus
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Shortening of omnibus, from Latin omnibus (“for everything/all”); dative plural of omnis (“all”). The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.
From Wiktionary
Short for omnibus V., intr., sense 2, back-formation from busboy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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