bus

bus¹ W2S1 [bʌs] n plural buses

also busses especially AmE

[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: omnibus]

1.) a large vehicle that people pay to travel on

▪ There were a lot of people on the bus this morning.

▪ She got on the bus at Clark Street.

▪ I'll tell you when to get off the bus .

▪ a line of people waiting for a bus

▪ Sally had to run to catch the bus .

▪ I took the bus to the university.

▪ Too tired to walk? Try riding the bus for a peso or two.

▪ Hurry up or we'll miss the bus !

by bus

▪ The best way to get there is by bus.

▪ Unable to afford bus fares , she walked to interviews.

▪ I lost my glasses on the school bus .

2.) a ↑circuit that connects the main parts of a computer so that signals can be sent from one part of the computer to another

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

COLLOCATES for sense 1

get on a bus

get off a bus

wait for a bus

catch a bus

take a bus

ride a bus AmE

miss a bus (=be too late to get on a bus)

bus fare (=money you pay for a bus journey)

bus pass (=a card you buy that allows you to make several bus journeys)

bus ride/trip/journey

bus route (=the way a bus goes)

school bus

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

bus ²

bus² v past tense and past participle bused or bussed present participle busing or bussing

[Sense: 1; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: BUS¹]

[Sense: 2; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: busboy]

1.) [T usually passive]

to take a person or a group of people somewhere in a bus

bus sb to/in/into sth

▪ Casey was bussed to the school.

2.) [T] AmE

to take away dirty dishes from the tables in a restaurant

▪ Shelley had a job bussing tables .