bus

1
[ buhs ]
/ bʌs /

noun, plural bus·es, bus·ses.

verb (used with object), bused or bussed, bus·ing or bus·sing.

to convey or transport by bus: to bus the tourists to another hotel.
to transport (pupils) to school by bus, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.

verb (used without object), bused or bussed, bus·ing or bus·sing.

to travel on or by means of a bus: We bused to New York on a theater trip.

Idioms for bus

    throw under the bus. throw(def 57).

Origin of bus

1
1825–35; short for omnibus; (def 6) short for omnibus bar

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bus

bussed bust

Definition for bus (2 of 4)

bus 2
[ buhs ]
/ bʌs /

verb (used with or without object), bused or bussed, bus·ing or bus·sing.

to work or act as a busboy or busgirl: She bused for her meals during her student days.

Origin of bus

2
First recorded in 1830–40; back formation from busboy

Definition for bus (3 of 4)

bus.

Definition for bus (4 of 4)

Mosbacher
[ maws-bak-er, mos- ]
/ ˈmɔs bæk ər, ˈmɒs- /

noun

Emil, Jr.Bus,1922–1997, U.S. yacht racer and government official.

Example sentences from the Web for bus

British Dictionary definitions for bus

bus
/ (bʌs) /

noun plural buses or busses

verb buses, busing, bused, busses, bussing or bussed

to travel or transport by bus
mainly US and Canadian to transport (children) by bus from one area to a school in another in order to create racially integrated classes

Word Origin for bus

C19: short for omnibus