bus

Etymology
. Formerly often spelt 'bus. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.

Noun

 * 1)  A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads; by extension, the driver of said vehicle
 * 2) An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
 * 3) Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
 * 4)  An ambulance.
 * 5)  An aeroplane.
 * 6)  A network topology with each computer connected to a single server. The security on a bus is terrible because every device connected sees every message, and a single point of failure will occur if the bus breaks.

Synonyms

 * electrical bus, busbar, digit trunk
 * autobus, coach, loser cruiser, motorbus, multibus, omnibus, Shillibeer

Verb

 * 1)  To transport via a motor bus.
 * 2)  To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
 * 3)  To travel by bus.
 * 4)  To clear meal remains from.
 * He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out.
 * 1)  To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
 * He’s been bussing for minimum wage.
 * 1)  To clear meal remains from.
 * He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out.
 * 1)  To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
 * He’s been bussing for minimum wage.
 * He’s been bussing for minimum wage.

Usage notes
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary only presents the spellings, , and , implying that these are the predominant forms in Canada.

Derived terms

 * busboy

Etymology
Akin to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) vagina

Noun

 * 1)  bus

Etymology 1
Cognate to 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, from.

Noun

 * 1) diver

Etymology 2
Probably from.

Noun

 * 1)  a large sailing ship used in the 12th and 13th centuries, broad of beam and with two or three masts

Etymology 3
Probably from.

Noun

 * 1)  flattery

Usage notes

 * Only found in the phrase.

Etymology 4
.

Noun

 * 1)  vehicle

Etymology 5
.

Noun

 * 1)  electrical connector

Etymology
From, a clipping of , from.

Noun

 * 1)  bus

Noun

 * 1)  motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads

Etymology
Shortening of, from , from , dative plural of.

Noun

 * , coach

Etymology 1
Shortening of, from ; dative plural of.

Noun

 * 1)  bus, omnibus vehicle
 * 2)  minibus, minivan
 * 3) bus electrical conductor

Etymology 2
From, from , from. .

Noun

 * 1) A container, a box, a tin.
 * 2) A bushing.
 * 3)  One of a variety of early modern firearms, such as flintlock and matchlock guns.
 * 4)  A voluntary sick fund, especially before the introduction of universal health care in the Netherlands in the 1940s.

Etymology 3
Related to etymology 2.

Etymology 1
.

Etymology 2
Inflected forms.

Etymology 1
, shortening of, from ; dative plural of.

Noun

 * 1) bus

Etymology 2
, related to.

Noun

 * 1) imitation sound of blowing wind;

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) bus
 * 2)  bus

Etymology
Akin to 🇨🇬, ultimately from Latin bucca, whence French 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) hole

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1)  lip

Etymology
..

Noun

 * 1) hole
 * 2) * September 2012, Daniela Cortesi, Bônanòta in la Ludla, il Papiro, page 15:
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- un sorg e’ cor in priscia int e’ su bus.

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) mouth
 * 2) pout facial expression
 * 1) pout facial expression

Etymology 2
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) bus

Noun

 * 1) dust

Etymology
Shortening of (in Spain) or borrowed from  (in Latin America).

Usage notes

 * In Spain, bus is a colloquial word and in Latin America it is a formal word.

Etymology
From the verb.

Noun

 * 1) (fairly innocent) mischief (by children), pranking
 * 2)  criminals (on the lower rungs of the social ladder)
 * 1)  criminals (on the lower rungs of the social ladder)

Usage notes
Associated with mischief and pranks by children, with ironic extensions to adults fooling around and criminality.

Derived terms

 * NetBus
 * NetBus
 * NetBus
 * NetBus
 * NetBus

Etymology
,, from , from.

Usage notes

 * The pronunciation is commonly used in Taglish speech, especially by younger speakers.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) bush (remote rural areas)

Etymology 1
From, variant of , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) forest

Noun

 * 1) bus