bus


Definition: Meaning of, bus in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bʌs /

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Singular Plural
bus buses
also busses [especially American English] [countable]
  1. a large vehicle that people pay to travel on
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  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
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
bus bused, bussed bused, bussed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
busing, bussing buses or busses
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  1. [transitive usually passive] to take a person or a group of people somewhere in a bus
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  2. [transitive] American English to take away dirty dishes from the tables in a restaurant
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bus used in phrases

  • Greyhound Bus
    1. a type of bus service, connecting cities in the US, operated by Greyhound Lines Inc.
  • bendy bus (noun)
    1. informal an articulated single-decker bus
  • bus company (noun)
    1. a public utility providing local transportation
  • bus depot (noun)
    1. a terminal that serves bus passengers
  • bus driver (noun)
    1. someone who drives a bus
  • bus fare (noun)
    1. the fare charged for riding a bus or tram
  • bus lane (noun)
    1. a part of a wide road that only buses are allowed to use
  • bus line (noun)
    1. an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system
  • bus pass (noun)
    1. a special ticket giving cheap or free bus travel
  • bus route (noun)
    1. the route regularly followed by a passenger bus
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bus used in phrasal verbs

  • bust out (phrasal verb)
    1. to escape from prison
  • bust up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] British English to have an argument and end a relationship
    2. [transitive] same as bust2 (sense 3)
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