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bus

UK/bʌs/ US/bʊs/ common slang uk us
noun (4) verb (3)

noun

1.

a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

  • “he always rode the bus to work”
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2.

the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar

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3.

an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits

  • “the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system”
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4.

a car that is old and unreliable

  • “the fenders had fallen off that old bus”
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verb

1.

send or move around by bus

  • “The children were bussed to school”
2.

ride in a bus

3.

remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

Phrases

  • address bus
  • and then everyone on the bus clapped
  • articulated bus
  • baht bus
  • banana bus
  • battle bus
  • bendy bus
  • boo-boo bus

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