Word forms: plural buses, 3rd person singular presenttense busses, present participle bussing, past tense, past participle bussedlanguage note: The plural form of the noun is buses. The third person singular of the verb is busses. American English uses the spellings buses, busing, bused for the verb.
1. countable noun [oft byNOUN]
A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers from one place to another. Busesdrive along particular routes, and you have to pay to travel in them.
He missed his last bus home.
They had to travel everywhere by bus.
2. verb
When someone is bussed to a particular place or when they bus there, they travel there on a bus.
Students from around the country are being bussed in for the protest. [beVERB-ed adverb/preposition]
To get our Colombian visas we bussed back to Medellin. [VERB adverb/preposition]
Essential services were provided by Serbian workers bussed in from outside the province. [VERB-ed]
3. verb [usually passive]
In some parts of the United States, when children are bused to school, they are transported by bus to a school in a different area so that children of different races can be educated together.
Many schools were in danger of closing because the children were bused out to otherareas. [beVERB-ed adverb/preposition]
businguncountable noun
The courts ordered busing to desegregate the schools.
bus in British English
(bʌs)
nounWord forms: pluralbuses or busses
1.
a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers between stopping places along a regular route
More formal name: omnibus. Sometimes called: motorbus
2. short for trolleybus
3. (modifier)
of or relating to a bus or buses
a bus driver
a bus station
4. informal
a car or aircraft, esp one that is old and shaky
5. electronics, computing short for busbar
6.
the part of a MIRV missile payload containing the re-entry vehicles and guidance and thrust devices
7. astronautics
a platform in a space vehicle used for various experiments and processes
8. miss the bus
9. park the bus
10. throw someone under the bus
verbWord forms: buses, busing, bused, busses, bussing or bussed
11.
to travel or transport by bus
12. mainly US and Canadian
to transport (children) by bus from one area to a school in another in order to create racially integrated classes
Word origin
C19: short for omnibus
Bus in American English
or bus
business
bus in American English
(bʌs)
nounWord forms: pluralˈbuses or ˈbusses
1.
a large, long motor vehicle designed to carry many passengers, usually along a regularroute; omnibus
2. Slang
an automobile
3. Electricity
a heavy copper bar, strap, or other similar conductor that is not insulated, usually carries a large current, and connects many electrical circuits
: also called bus bar
verb transitiveWord forms: bused or bussed, ˈbusing or ˈbussing
4.
to transport by bus; specif., to transport (children) by busing
5. US
in a restaurant, cafeteria, etc., to clear dirty dishes from
to bus tables
verb intransitive
6.
to go by bus
7. US
to do the work of a busboy
Word origin
< omnibus
bus in Electrical Engineering
(bʌs)
Word forms: (plural) buses
noun
(Electrical engineering: Computing and control, Digital)
A bus is a data path that connects to a number of devices, such as that on a computer's circuit board or backplane.
A bus acts as a shared highway and is in lieu of the many devoted connections it wouldtake to hook every device to every other device.
A bus is an electrical connection component that can accept multiple cables or wires.
A bus is a data path that connects to a number of devices, such as that on a computer'scircuit board or backplane.
Some of them were spitting at the buses as we passed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Mr Ireland claimed that the case had cost him his job as a school bus driver.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Last night some buses were held in west Aleppo.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We jump in the car or the bus or the Tube rather than walking.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
From there, they progressed to taking the bus together.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
To earn their free ticket they are asked to select from a series of advertisements as they wait for the bus or train.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This exercise took only a few minutes, allowing the bus to be driven off to continue its passenger service.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Then we get the bus!
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Be prepared for a long wait if you take the ferry during peak season; jump the queues by catching the bus from Bournemouth.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The next morning catch a bus that will drop you off near the gorilla parks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There was no buggy area on buses.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You can only get there by car or shuttle bus.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You can all hang out in the bus shelter together.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The driver of one of the buses was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Your bus pass is sticking out of your jacket pocket.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
One in five use their gizmos to shop while on a train or bus.
The Sun (2012)
These people have been ramming buses into our vehicles.
Oliver Poole BLACK KNIGHTS: On the Bloody Road to Baghdad (2003)
Three passengers were seriously hurt on the bus which was carrying adults with learning difficulties.
The Sun (2006)
Who has what it takes to impress the judges and who will be getting the bus home?
The Sun (2015)
We will fund a scheme to provide free bus transport for the elderly and disabled.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Nor do we play badminton in an attempt to catch the bus.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The basis of such argument is that this is the last bus to town so we had better catch it today.
Thompson, Sir Peter Sharing the Success - the story of NFC (1990)
For our open-top bus parade the streets were packed.
The Sun (2009)
So he changed his flights, got on a bus and went back to find her.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
ONE DIRECTION need a new tour bus after their motor was in a crash last week.
The Sun (2012)
In other languages
bus
British English: bus /bʌs/ NOUN
A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers.
He missed his last bus home.
American English: bus
Arabic: باص
Brazilian Portuguese: ônibus
Chinese: 公共汽车
Croatian: autobus
Czech: autobus
Danish: bus
Dutch: bus voertuig
European Spanish: autobús
Finnish: linja-auto
French: bus
German: Bus
Greek: λεωφορείο
Italian: autobus
Japanese: バス 乗り物
Korean: 버스
Norwegian: buss
Polish: autobus
European Portuguese: autocarro
Romanian: autobuz
Russian: автобус
Latin American Spanish: bus
Swedish: buss fordon
Thai: รถประจำทาง
Turkish: otobüs
Ukrainian: автобус
Vietnamese: xe buýt
British English: bus VERB
When someone is bussed to a particular place or when they bus there, they travel there on a bus.
Thousands of people used to be bussed in to parade through the city.
American English: bus
Brazilian Portuguese: viajar de ônibus
Chinese: 用公共汽车运送
European Spanish: ir en autobús
French: transporter en bus
German: mit dem Bus fahren
Italian: trasportare in autobus
Japanese: バスで行く
Korean: 버스로 가다
European Portuguese: viajar de autocarro
Latin American Spanish: ir en autobús
All related terms of 'bus'
bus boy
A bus boy is a man or boy whose job is to set or clear tables in a restaurant .
bendy bus
an articulated bus
booze bus
a mobile police unit used to conduct drug and alcohol tests on drivers
bus lane
A bus lane is a part of the road which is intended to be used only by buses.
bus line
the route of a bus or buses
bus pass
a prepaid card allowing one to use buses
bus stop
A bus stop is a place on a road where buses stop to let passengers on and off.
airport bus
a public bus that takes passengers to and from the airport , usually connecting the city centre and (at a large airport) the different terminals
bus journey
When you make a journey , you travel from one place to another.
bus shelter
A bus shelter is a bus stop that has a roof and at least one open side.
bus station
a place incorporating waiting areas, stands for buses , and ticket offices from which buses or coaches depart
limited bus
a bus which only stops at a small number of predetermined stops, rather than on request
school bus
A school bus is a special bus which takes children to and from school.
service bus
a public bus with a regular route
shuttle bus
a bus that travels regularly between two places
trolley bus
A trolley bus is a bus that is driven by electric power taken from cables above the street .
walking bus
a group of schoolchildren walking together along an agreed route to and from school, accompanied by adults , with children joining and leaving the group at prearranged points
courtesy bus
a free bus
miss the bus
to miss an opportunity ; be too late
open-top bus
A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers from one place to another. Buses drive along particular routes , and you have to pay to travel in them.
park the bus
(of a sports team ) to play in a very defensive way
replacement bus
A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers from one place to another. Buses drive along particular routes, and you have to pay to travel in them.
busgirl
a waiter's assistant
minibus
A minibus is a large van which has seats in the back for passengers, and windows along its sides.
limited-stop bus
a bus which only stops at a small number of predetermined stops, rather than on request
mammy wagon
a W African vehicle built on a lorry chassis , capable of carrying both passengers and goods
throw someone under the bus
to expose someone to an unpleasant fate , esp in order to save oneself