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plural buses
also busses
Definition of bus
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers usually along a fixed route according to a schedule
took the bus to work double-decker buses waiting at the bus stop
b
: automobile
2
: a small hand truck
b
computers
: a set of parallel conductors (see conductor sense d(1)) in a computer system that forms a main transmission path
4
: a spacecraft or missile that carries one or more detachable devices (such as warheads)
throw (someone) under the bus
informal
: to criticize, blame, or punish (someone in a vulnerable position) especially in order to avoid blame or gain an advantage
… we will not throw any student under the bus for instant restoration of our image or our reputation.— Donna Shalala But he went out of his way to make clear that this one wasn't really on him. The problem lay with underlings, whom he quickly threw under the bus.— Rem Rieder
bus
verb
bused
also bussed;
busing
also bussing
Definition of bus (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to travel by a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers usually along a fixed route according to a schedule : to travel by bus
2
: to work as a busboy
1
: to transport by bus
busing kids to school Students were bused in for the game.
2a
: clear sense 4d
bus dishes
b
: to remove dirty dishes from
bus tables
bus
abbreviationDefinition of bus (Entry 3 of 3)
business
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Synonyms for bus
Synonyms: Noun
auto, automobile, car, horseless carriage, machine, motor, motor vehicle, motorcar, wheels [slang]
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Examples of bus in a Sentence
Noun
She boarded a bus in Nashville. Are you traveling by train or by bus?Verb
He buses tables at the local diner.
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The garden is topped with a giant orange octopus figurine perched on a Shedd Aquarium sign that was once used as a bus stop promotion — as Nye put it, everything is recycled. — Marie Fazio, chicagotribune.com, "Shedd Aquarium horticulturalist-beekeeper to retire after 25 years, leaving legacy of sustainability," 6 Sep. 2019 The latter is defined as bus stops served by two or more routes at least every 15 minutes during peak periods. — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, "National City, Imperial Beach object to proposed housing quotas," 28 Aug. 2019 Boaz Kukia, the father of Ron Kukia, an off-duty soldier who at 19 was stabbed to death in 2017 at a bus stop in southern Israel, signed the letter to HBO. — New York Times, "HBO Drama Revives a National Trauma for Israel," 27 Aug. 2019 The car avoided hitting a gas pump but demolished the bus stop. — Fox News, "Woman in wheelchair narrowly escapes danger as car slams into Phoenix bus stop," 25 Aug. 2019 For four years during the elementary school phase, chock full of evening sports and scouts commitments, three other families of five at my bus stop formed a weeknight meal swap. — Jennifer Folsom, NBC News, "The busy mom's guide to meal planning," 21 Aug. 2019 The deputy ran from the scene to the METRO bus stop, where he was aided by a man who contacted authorities, Gaw said. — Michelle Iracheta, Houston Chronicle, "Houston deputy shot multiple times during routine traffic stop, rushed to hospital," 21 Aug. 2019 Suspicious person: Wilson Mills Road A drunken woman was reported at Chipotle Aug. 15 and subsequently given a ride to a bus stop. — cleveland.com, "A feline affair continues behind Burgers 2 Beer: Highland Heights Police Blotter," 21 Aug. 2019 Be alert and watch for children near schools, bus stops and in school parking lots. — Saja Hindi, The Denver Post, "As 95,000 students get ready to start school in Denver, police remind drivers, students to follow safety tips," 18 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
His agency set up kiosks at a stadium in the capital and reached out to migrants in shelters, busing several hundred back to Central America. — Los Angeles Times, "The U.N. is flying and busing migrants through Mexico back to Central America," 30 Aug. 2019 School officials said many children already are bused to schools outside their neighborhoods, in part because of overcrowding. — New York Times, "A Suburb Believed in Liberal Ideals. Then Came a New Busing Plan.," 30 Aug. 2019 One of the biggest problems with the program — as Sanders noted — was that African-American children were being bused at great lengths to attend white schools. — NBC News, "Busing becomes focal point of Democratic primary after Biden-Harris debate exchange," 30 June 2019 Black students would be bused up to the white schools in the hills during kindergarten through third grade, and white students went down to schools in the flatlands for grades 4 through 6. — Casey Tolan, The Mercury News, "How Kamala Harris’ experience in Berkeley’s busing program shaped her life — and changed the presidential race," 28 June 2019 Boston Public Schools faced a crisis in busing inefficiency and expense. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "How an Algorithm Made the Buses in Boston Better," 13 Aug. 2019 No community needs drug addicts from all over the county bused in and dumped in their lap. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Fremont homeless navigation center site needs more thought," 10 Aug. 2019 Police officers from all over New York were bused into the city to respond, and Salidor’s bus headed to ground zero. — Olivia Lloyd, sun-sentinel.com, "‘All you could see was smoke’: 9/11 first responder honored at John Knox Village," 8 Aug. 2019 As a high school senior that year, Ms. Lewis was exempt from being bused from her predominantly black neighborhood of Smoketown in central Louisville. — John Eligon, New York Times, "Busing Worked in Louisville. So Why Are Its Schools Becoming More Segregated?," 28 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bus
noun