bus
Pronunciation: (bus), [key]
— n., pl. v., bus•es, bus•ses, bused bussed, bus•ing bus•sing.
—n.
- a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- 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.
- Also calleda 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.
- a circuit that connects the CPU with other devices in a computer.
—v.t.
- to convey or transport by bus: to bus the tourists to another hotel.
- to transport (pupils) to school by bus, esp. as a means of achieving racial integration.
—v.i.
- to travel on or by means of a bus: We bused to New York on a theater trip.
bus
Pronunciation: (bus), [key]
— bused bussed, bus•ing bus•sing.
- to work or act as a busboy or busgirl: She bused for her meals during her student days.
bus.
- business.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.