bus
Meaning in simple English
US /bʌs/
bus means: A large road vehicle that carries many passengers, often along a regular route.
noun
ROAD VEHICLEA1
A large road vehicle that carries many passengers, often along a regular route.
- I go to school by bus.
- We missed the last bus home.
- Do these buses stop near the hospital?
COMPUTER CONNECTIONC2
A connection inside a computer that carries information between its parts.
- The bus carries data between computer parts.
- A faster bus can improve data transfer.
- The processor communicates with memory through the bus.
verb
TRANSPORT PEOPLEB2
To take people somewhere in a large road vehicle that carries many passengers.
- They bus the children to school.
- Workers were bused home after the night shift.
- Will the hotel bus us to the airport?
CLEAR TABLESC1
To remove used plates, cups, and leftover food from restaurant tables.
- I bus tables at a restaurant.
- She bussed the table after the customers left.
- Can you bus these tables before lunch?
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