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bus  (bs)
n. pl. bus·es or bus·ses
1. A long motor vehicle for carrying passengers, usually along a fixed route.
2. Informal A large or ungainly automobile.
3. A four-wheeled cart for carrying dishes in a restaurant.
4. Electricity A bus bar.
5. Computer Science A parallel circuit that connects the major components of a computer, allowing the transfer of electric impulses from one connected component to any other.
v. bused or bussed, bus·ing or bus·sing, bus·es or bus·ses
v.tr.
1. To transport in a bus.
2. To transport (schoolchildren) by bus to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving racial integration.
3.
a. To carry or clear (dishes) in a restaurant.
b. To clear dishes from (a table).
v.intr.
1. To travel in a bus.
2. To work as a busboy.

[Short for omnibus. V., intr., sense 2, back-formation from busboy.]

bus
Noun
1. a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers between stopping places along a regular route
2. Informal a car or aircraft that is old and shaky
3. Electronics, computers an electrical conductor used to make a common connection between several circuits
Verb
[bussing, bussed] or busing, bused
1. to travel or transport by bus
2. Chiefly US & Canad to transport (children) by bus from one area to another in order to create racially integrated schools [short for omnibus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.busbus - a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
minibus - a light bus (4 to 10 passengers)
public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
roof - protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
school bus - a bus used to transport children to or from school
trackless trolley, trolley coach, trolleybus - a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires
window - a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
fleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
passenger, rider - a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
2.bus - the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
network topology, topology - the configuration of a communication network
3.bus - 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"
conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
LAN, local area network - a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices
power plant, power station, powerhouse - an electrical generating station
4.busbus - a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"
auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
dysphemism - an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one; "his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter"
Verb1.bus - send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school"
transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
2.bus - ride in a bus
ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
3.bus - remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
take away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
Translations
bus [bʌs] nautobús m; camión m (LAM)

bus [buses , pl ] [bʌs, ˈbʌsɪz] nautobus m

bus [bʌs] n(Auto)bus m, (Omni)bus m;
(double decker) → Doppeldecker m (inf)

bus [bʌs], buses [ˈbʌsɪz] nautobus m inv

bus
n bus [bas]
a large road vehicle for carrying passengers He came by bus. bus حافِلَه، باص автобус autobus bus der Bus λεωφορείο autobús buss اتوبوس bussi autobus אוֹטוֹבּוּס बस autobus busz bis rúta, strætisvagn autobus バス 버스 autobusas autobuss bas bus buss autobus autocarro autobuz автобус autobus avtobus autobus buss รถโดยสารประจำทาง otobüs 公共汽車 автобус بس ، لاری xe buýt
vpresent participle ˈbus(s)ing : past tense, past participle bus(s)ed
to carry by bus. per bus يَنْقُلُ بالحافِلَه превозвам с автобус dopravovat (se) autobusem køre i bus mit dem Bus fahren μεταφέρω με λεωφορείο transportar en autobús bussiga viima با اتوبوس آوردن و بردن kuljettaa bussilla transport en autobus לִנְסוֹע בְּאוֹטובּוּס बस से जाना prevoziti autobusom buszon visz mengangkut dengan bis flytja í strætisvagni eða rútu trasportare in autobus バスで運ぶ 버스로 나르다 vežioti autobusu braukt ar autobusu bas per bus vervoeren kjøre/transportere i buss wozić autobusem transportar a transporta cu autobuzul перевозить на автобусе dopraviť (sa) autobusom peljati (se) z avtobusom prevesti autobusom transportera i buss เดินทางโดยรถสารประจำทาง otobüsle taşımak/göndermek 乘汽車 їхати в автобусі بس پر بیٹھنا ، بس سے جانا đi xe buýt
bus stop
a place where buses stop to let passengers on or off. busstop مَوْقِفُ حافِله / باص автобусна спирка zastávka autobusu busstoppested die Bushaltestelle στάση λεωφορείου parada de autobús bussipeatus ایستگاه اتوبوس bussipysäkki arrêt d'autobus תַחֲנָת אוֹטוֹבּוּס बस स्टॉप autobusna stanica buszmegálló perhentian bis biðstöð fermata d'autobus バスの停留所 버스 정류장 autobusų stotelė autobusu pietura perhentian bas bushalte bussholdeplass przystanek autobusowy paragem de autocarro staţie de autobuz автобусная остановка zastávka autobusu postajališče autobuska stanica busshållplats สถานีรถโดยสาร otobüs durağı 車站 автобусна зупинка بسوں کا اڈہ bến xe buýt


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