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bus

/bɐs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
  2. An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
  3. (medical industry) An ambulance.
  4. To transport via a motor bus.
  5. To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
  6. To travel by bus.
  7. (food service) To clear meal remains from.
  8. (food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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