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Definition bus

Etymology

Shortening of omnibus, from French omnibus from Latin omnibus (�for all, for everybody�); dative plural of omnis (�all�). The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.

Noun

bus (plural buses or busses)

1. (automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
2. An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
3. (medical industry, slang) An ambulance.

Verb

bus (third-person singular simple present busses or buses, present participle bussing or busing, simple past and past participle bussed or bused)

1. (transitive, automotive, transport) To transport via a motor bus.
2. (transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly US) To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
3. (intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
4. (transitive, US, food service) To clear meal remains from.
5. (intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.

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