bus.
A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
Meaning & usage
A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
I'm on the bus.
I can't read on the bus because I get sick.
A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads. A coach, a bus used for long travels.
Any motorized vehicle, such as a motorbike or car.
An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
An ambulance.
An aeroplane.
A network topology with each computer connected to a single cable.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnis Latin omnibuslbor. French omnibusbor. English omnibusclip. English bus Clipping of omnibus. Superseded earlier 'bus, where the apostrophe indicated a clipping. The shift in spelling likely reflects the fact that modern speakers no longer perceive this term as a clipping. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.
To transport via a motor bus.
To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
To travel by bus.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnis Latin omnibuslbor. French omnibusbor. English omnibusclip. English bus Clipping of omnibus. Superseded earlier 'bus, where the apostrophe indicated a clipping. The shift in spelling likely reflects the fact that modern speakers no longer perceive this term as a clipping. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.
To clear meal remains from.
He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out.
To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
He’s been bussing for minimum wage.
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from busboy.
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