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Definitions for Bus
[1] a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
[2] a similar horse-drawn vehicle.
[3] a passenger automobile or airplane used in a manner resembling that of a bus.
[4] any vehicle operated to transport children to school.
[5] a low, movable filing cabinet.
[6] Electricity . Also called bus bar, bus·bar [buhs -bahr] /ˈbʌsˌbɑr/ . a heavy conductor, often made of copper in the shape of a bar, used to collect, carry, and distribute powerful electric currents, as those produced by generators.
[7] Computers . a circuit that connects the CPU with other devices in a computer.
[8] to convey or transport by bus: to bus the tourists to another hotel.
[9] to transport (pupils) to school by bus, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
[10] to travel on or by means of a bus: We bused to New York on a theater trip.
[11] throw under the bus . throw(def 57) .
[12] to work or act as a busboy or busgirl: She bused for her meals during her student days.
[13] business.
[14] Emil, Jr. Bus , 1922–1997, U.S. yacht racer and government official.
[15] a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers between stopping places along a regular route More formal name: omnibus Sometimes called: motorbus
[16] short for trolleybus
[17] (modifier) of or relating to a bus or buses a bus driver ; a bus station
[18] informal a car or aircraft, esp one that is old and shaky
[19] electronics computing short for busbar
[20] the part of a MIRV missile payload containing the re-entry vehicles and guidance and thrust devices
[21] astronautics a platform in a space vehicle used for various experiments and processes
[22] miss the bus to miss an opportunity; be too late
[23] to travel or transport by bus
[24] mainly US and Canadian to transport (children) by bus from one area to a school in another in order to create racially integrated classes
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buryat, buryat autonomous republic, buryat republic, burying beetle, burying ground, bus, bus boy, bus lane, bus line, bus shelter, bus stop
Origin of Bus
2First recorded in 1830–40; back formation from busboy
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Word origin for Bus
C19: short for omnibus