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bus
1[ buhs ]
noun
- a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- (formerly) a similar horse-drawn vehicle.
- a passenger automobile or airplane used in a manner resembling that of a bus.
- any vehicle operated to transport children to school.
- a low, movable filing cabinet.
- Electricity. Also called bus bar, a heavy conductor, often made of copper in the shape of a bar, used to collect, carry, and distribute powerful electric currents, as those produced by generators.
- Computers. a circuit that connects the CPU with other devices in a computer.
verb (used with object)
- to convey or transport by bus:
to bus the tourists to another hotel.
- to transport (pupils) to school by bus, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
verb (used without object)
- to travel on or by means of a bus:
We bused to New York on a theater trip.
bus
2[ buhs ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to work or act as a busboy or busgirl:
She bused for her meals during her student days.
bus.
3abbreviation for
- business.
bus
/ ʌ /
noun
- a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers between stopping places along a regular route More formal nameomnibus Sometimes calledmotorbus
- short for trolleybus
- modifier of or relating to a bus or buses
a bus driver
a bus station
- informal.a car or aircraft, esp one that is old and shaky
- electronics computing short for busbar
- the part of a MIRV missile payload containing the re-entry vehicles and guidance and thrust devices
- astronautics a platform in a space vehicle used for various experiments and processes
- miss the busto miss an opportunity; be too late
verb
- to travel or transport by bus
- to transport (children) by bus from one area to a school in another in order to create racially integrated classes
Word History and Origins
Origin of bus1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bus1
Idioms and Phrases
- throw (someone or something) under the bus, Informal. to abandon or sacrifice to an imminent negative outcome for expedience or profit, or to protect oneself and one's interests:
The accused was asked to testify against Tony, but he refused to save himself by throwing his pal under the bus.
Example Sentences
The collision was reported by the bus driver the following day, while there were no reported injuries, a police spokeswoman said.
An eyewitness told BBC Scotland News that McCourt was "surrounded" by six officers when he was asked to step off a No. 5 bus close to the junction with Leith Walk.
One must wonder why many supposed allies of President Trump would decide to capitalize on the reporting from the New York Times and try to throw Hegseth under the bus at a vulnerable moment.
His weight has risen from 35kg to 53kg, he can go on bus trips and attends social events organised by the housing provider.
Until the people mover train opens, travelers will be able to continue shuttling to and from the airport via bus.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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