bus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
    coach; omnibus; motorbus; motorcoach; passenger vehicle; charabanc; jitney; autobus; double-decker.
    • he always rode the bus to work
  2. noun the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
    bus topology.
  3. noun an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
    busbar.
    • the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system
  4. noun a car that is old and unreliable
    jalopy; heap.
    • the fenders had fallen off that old bus
  5. verb send or move around by bus
    • The children were bussed to school
  6. verb ride in a bus
  7. verb remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

WordNet


Bus noun
Etymology
Abbreviated from omnibus.
Definitions
  1. An omnibus. Colloq.

Webster 1913