bus

Syllabification: (bus)

Pronunciation: /bəs/

Definition of bus

1a large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, especially one serving the public on a fixed route and for a fare: [as modifier]:a bus service

2 Computing a distinct set of conductors carrying data and control signals within a computer system, to which pieces of equipment may be connected in parallel.

1 [with object] transport in a communal road vehicle:managerial staff was bused in and out of the factory
transport (a child of one race) to a school where another race is predominant, in an attempt to promote racial integration.

2 [with object] remove (dirty tableware) from a table in a restaurant or cafeteria:I’d never bused so many dishes in one night
remove dirty tableware from (a table):Chad buses tables on weekends

Phrases

throw someone under the bus: informal cause someone else to suffer in order to save oneself or gain personal advantage:the government is ready to throw rural voters under the bus

early 19th century: shortening of omnibus

The plural of the noun can be spelled either buses or busses.

The different forms of the verb can be spelled with either a single or a double s: (buses, busing, bused or busses, bussing, bussed).

Definition of bus in the British & World English dictionary