Noun: bus (buses,busses)  bús

1. A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
   "he always rode the bus to work";
   - autobus, coach, charabanc [Brit], double-decker, jitney [N. Amer, informal], motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle
    
2. An electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
   "The computer's data bus transfers information between components";
   - busbar
    
3. The topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
   "The old computer lab used a bus topology for its local area network";
   - bus topology
    
4. [informal] A car that is old and unreliable
   "the fenders had fallen off that old bus";
   - jalopy [informal], heap [informal], flivver [N. Amer, informal], clunker [N. Amer, informal], banger [Brit, informal], beater [N. Amer, informal], hooptie [US, informal]

Verb: bus (bused,busing,buses, also bussed,bussing,busses)  bús

1. Ride in a bus
   "We bused to the city centre"
    
2. Send or move around by bus
   "The school bused students from rural areas to the city"
    
3. [N. Amer] Remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
   "The new employee was assigned to bus tables during the lunch rush"

Sounds like: buss

Derived forms: busing, bused, buses

Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, conductor, dysphemism, fish out [informal], mass transit [N. Amer], motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, network topology, public transport, public transportation [N. Amer], ride, take out, topology, transport, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]

Part of: computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, fleet, information processing system, LAN, local area network, power plant, power station, powerhouse

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