bus
bus / bəs/ • n. (pl. bus·es or bus·ses) 1. a large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, esp. one serving the public on a fixed route and for a fare: [as adj.] a bus service. 2. Comput. a distinct set of conductors carrying data and control signals within a computer system, to which pieces of equipment may be connected in parallel.• v. (bus·es, bused, bus·ing or bus·ses,bus·sed, bus·sing) 1. [tr.] (often be bused) transport in a communal road vehicle: managerial staff was bused in and out of the factory. ∎ transport (a child of one race) to a school where another race is predominant, in an attempt to promote racial integration.2. [tr.] remove (dirty tableware) from a table in a restaurant or cafeteria: I'd never bused so many dishes in one night.