"bus" meaning in English

See bus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌs/ Audio: en-us-bus.ogg [US], en-uk-a bus.ogg [UK] Forms: bus [singular], buses or busses [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|bus|buses|busses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A bus is a vehicle that carries a large number of people on roads.
    Sense id: simple-bus-en-noun-V5qCtA~I Categories (other): Vehicles
  2. A bus is part of a computer; it moves information.
    Sense id: simple-bus-en-noun-FFoO00hd Categories (other): Computing

Verb

IPA: /ˈbʌs/ Audio: en-us-bus.ogg [US], en-uk-a bus.ogg [UK] Forms: buses [third-person, singular], bused [past], bused [past, participle], busing [present, participle], bus [canonical], busses [third-person, singular], bussed [past], bussed [past, participle], bussing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|bus|es}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|bus|busses|bussed|bussed|bussing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you bus people somewhere, you take them there on a bus.
    Sense id: simple-bus-en-verb-gnkTK3bI
  2. If you bus tables, you take away dirty dishes in a restaurant.
    Sense id: simple-bus-en-verb-~2qSvv3w
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        {
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          "name": "Vehicles",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He ran to catch the school bus, which had stopped at a corner to pick up more kids."
        },
        {
          "text": "This bus makes ten stops before arriving at Union Station."
        },
        {
          "text": "I woke up late and missed my bus this morning."
        },
        {
          "text": "Tourists didn't usually ride the local bus."
        },
        {
          "text": "The bus driver took out tickets as we got on at the station."
        },
        {
          "text": "The two young men boarded a crowded city bus to go home."
        },
        {
          "text": "She was the first and only passenger at this bus stop."
        },
        {
          "text": "Round-trip bus fare to and from the ferry terminal was $1."
        }
      ],
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        "A bus is a vehicle that carries a large number of people on roads."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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        "vehicle"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A bus is part of a computer; it moves information."
      ],
      "id": "simple-bus-en-noun-FFoO00hd",
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        "computing"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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}

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    },
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      ]
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    },
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      ]
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        "third-person",
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "bussed",
      "tags": [
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        "participle"
      ]
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      ]
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        {
          "text": "The children are bused to school every morning."
        }
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        {
          "text": "He ran to catch the school bus, which had stopped at a corner to pick up more kids."
        },
        {
          "text": "This bus makes ten stops before arriving at Union Station."
        },
        {
          "text": "I woke up late and missed my bus this morning."
        },
        {
          "text": "Tourists didn't usually ride the local bus."
        },
        {
          "text": "The bus driver took out tickets as we got on at the station."
        },
        {
          "text": "The two young men boarded a crowded city bus to go home."
        },
        {
          "text": "She was the first and only passenger at this bus stop."
        },
        {
          "text": "Round-trip bus fare to and from the ferry terminal was $1."
        }
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        "computing"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "bused",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "present",
        "participle"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bussed",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "bussed",
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      ]
    },
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        "participle"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        {
          "text": "The children are bused to school every morning."
        }
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      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "audio": "en-uk-a bus.ogg",
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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}

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