bus (n.)

  1. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; he always rode the bus to work

    [ Syn: autobus , coach , charabanc , double-decker , jitney , motorbus , motorcoach , omnibus , passenger vehicle ]

  2. the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar

    [ Syn: bus topology ]

  3. 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

    [ Syn: busbar ]

  4. a car that is old and unreliable; the fenders had fallen off that old bus

    [ Syn: jalopy , jalopy , heap , heap ]

    bus (v.)

  1. send or move around by bus; The children were bussed to school'

  2. ride in a bus

  3. remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

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