bus

/bʌs/
verb
  1. To transport someone by bus.
    • They bus tourists from the airport to the hotel.
    • The company buses its employees to the office from the parking lot.
    • The school buses the children to the museum every year.
  2. To clear tables in a restaurant by removing dirty dishes and wiping surfaces.
    • He works part-time busing tables at a diner.
    • She bused the dishes quickly to prepare for the next guests.
    • The server asked the assistant to bus the table after the customers left.
  3. To remove or carry away something, especially waste or debris.
    • The crew bused the old furniture out of the building.
    • The workers bus the trash to the dump every week.
    • They bus the recyclables to the processing center.
noun
  1. A large vehicle that carries passengers along a fixed route, usually within a city or town.
    • I take the bus to school every morning.
    • She missed the last bus home and had to walk.
    • The bus was crowded with people going to work.
  2. A long-distance coach that travels between cities or towns.
    • He prefers the bus over the train because it's cheaper.
    • The overnight bus arrived at the station at 6 a.m.
    • We took a bus from New York to Boston.
  3. A system or set of connections in a computer that transfers data between components.
    • The motherboard has several expansion slots connected to the system bus.
    • A faster data bus can improve your computer's performance.
    • The USB bus allows you to connect many devices to your computer.
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