BUS (busses)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: busses   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bus mean? 

• BUS (noun)
  The noun BUS has 4 senses:

1. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

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

3. an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits

4. a car that is old and unreliable

  Familiarity information: BUS used as a noun is uncommon.

• BUS (verb)
  The verb BUS has 3 senses:

1. send or move around by bus

2. ride in a bus

3. remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

  Familiarity information: BUS used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

autobus; bus; charabanc; coach; double-decker; jitney; motorbus; motorcoach; omnibus; passenger vehicle

Context example:

he always rode the bus to work

Hypernyms ("bus" is a kind of...):

public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)

Meronyms (parts of "bus"):

roof (protective covering on top of a motor vehicle)

window (a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened)

Domain member category:

passenger; rider (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bus"):

minibus (a light bus (4 to 10 passengers))

school bus (a bus used to transport children to or from school)

trackless trolley; trolley coach; trolleybus (a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires)

Holonyms ("bus" is a member of...):

fleet (group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership)

Derivation:

bus (ride in a bus)

bus (send or move around by bus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

bus; bus topology

Hypernyms ("bus" is a kind of...):

network topology; topology (the configuration of a communication network)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bus; busbar

Context example:

the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system

Hypernyms ("bus" is a kind of...):

conductor (a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.)

Holonyms ("bus" is a part of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

LAN; local area network (a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices)

power plant; power station; powerhouse (an electrical generating station)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A car that is old and unreliable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bus; heap; jalopy

Context example:

the fenders had fallen off that old bus

Hypernyms ("bus" is a kind of...):

dysphemism (an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one)

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)

• BUS (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they bus    ... he / she / it buses    / busses   
Past simple: bused    / bussed   
Past participle: bused    / bussed   
-ing form: busing    / bussing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Send or move around by bus

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The children were bussed to school

Hypernyms (to "bus" is one way to...):

transport (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

bus (a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Ride in a bus

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "bus" is one way to...):

ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

bus (a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "bus" is one way to...):

take away; take out (take out or remove)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Because if you are, I'll take a bus.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

At its destination, the liquid ammonia would then be converted back into hydrogen, and used to power cars and buses, as well as for electricity generation and industrial processes.

(Cars Powered by New Fuel Type Tested in Australia, VOA)

The company, CRRC, called the electric vehicle a “smart bus.”

(Driverless Bus-train Hybrid Runs on Virtual Painted Tracks, VOA)

Because of testing inefficiencies, maintenance inadequacies and other factors, cars, trucks and buses worldwide emit 4.6 million tons more harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) than standards allow.

(Diesel Pollutes More Than Lab Tests Detect, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) Safely take the adequate mode of transportation (car, bus, taxi)?

(DAD - Safely Take the Adequate Mode of Transportation, NCI Thesaurus)

Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) Traveling out of neighborhood, driving, arranging to take buses.

(FAQ - Travel, NCI Thesaurus)

I came round as quickly as the Bayswater bus would bring me.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She explains that by the difference between a ‘bus and a hansom.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Functional Activities Questionnaire-NACC Version (FAQ-NACC Version) Traveling out of neighborhood, driving, arranging to take buses.

(FAQ-NACC Version - Travel, NCI Thesaurus)

Over this full moon, a lovely social event could be on your agenda, and you would very likely need to drive (or go by rail, bus, or plane) to another city to attend.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)