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bus
noun
-
bus
,
buses
a
large
road
vehicle
that
carries
many
passengers
along
a
fixed
route
for
a
fare
•
Every
morning
,
I
wait
at
the
stop
to
catch
the
bus
to
school
.
Every
morning
,
I
wait
at
the
stop
to
catch
the
bus
to
school
.
•
The
city
added
new
electric
buses
to
reduce
pollution
.
The
city
added
new
electric
buses
to
reduce
pollution
.
Shortened
form
of
omnibus
,
first
used
in
the
early
19th
century
for
horse-drawn
passenger
vehicles
,
later
applied
to
motor
vehicles
.
verb
-
bus
,
busing
,
buses
,
bused
to
take
or
carry
people
somewhere
by
bus
•
They
bus
tourists
from
the
airport
to
the
resort
every
hour
.
They
bus
tourists
from
the
airport
to
the
resort
every
hour
.
•
After
the
concert
,
we
were
bused
back
to
the
parking
lot
.
After
the
concert
,
we
were
bused
back
to
the
parking
lot
.
Verb
use
recorded
since
early
20th
century
as
a
back-formation
from
the
noun
.
verb
-
bus
,
busing
,
buses
,
bused
to
remove
dirty
dishes
and
other
items
from
restaurant
tables
•
The
waiter
hurried
to
bus
the
table
for
the
next
customers
.
The
waiter
hurried
to
bus
the
table
for
the
next
customers
.
•
She
started
the
evening
shift
busing
dishes
in
the
busy
diner
.
She
started
the
evening
shift
busing
dishes
in
the
busy
diner
.
Originated
in
U
.
S
.
restaurant
slang
in
the
1930s
,
possibly
shortened
from
“
omnibus
boy
,”
the
worker
who
cleared
dishes
for
everyone
.
noun
-
bus
,
buses
a
set
of
wires
,
pathways
,
or
channels
that
carry
data
,
signals
,
or
power
between
parts
of
a
computer
or
electronic
system
•
The
CPU
sends
instructions
to
memory
through
the
data
bus
.
The
CPU
sends
instructions
to
memory
through
the
data
bus
.
•
A
wider
bus
can
transfer
more
bits
per
cycle
.
A
wider
bus
can
transfer
more
bits
per
cycle
.
Adopted
in
electronics
in
the
1950s
by
analogy
with
a
passenger
bus
carrying
many
riders
along
a
common
route
.
abuse
verb
-
abuse
,
abusing
,
abuses
,
abused
to
use
something
in
a
way
that
is
wrong
,
harmful
,
or
not
intended
•
He
abused
his
position
to
gain
extra
money
.
He
abused
his
position
to
gain
extra
money
.
•
Some
athletes
abuse
performance-enhancing
drugs
.
Some
athletes
abuse
performance-enhancing
drugs
.
verb
-
abuse
,
abusing
,
abuses
,
abused
to
treat
a
person
or
animal
in
a
cruel
,
violent
,
or
unfair
way
•
The
coach
was
fired
for
abusing
young
athletes
.
The
coach
was
fired
for
abusing
young
athletes
.
•
She
cannot
forgive
her
neighbor
for
abusing
his
dog
.
She
cannot
forgive
her
neighbor
for
abusing
his
dog
.
verb
-
abuse
,
abusing
,
abuses
,
abused
to
speak
to
someone
using
rude
or
insulting
language
•
The
crowd
abused
the
umpire
after
the
bad
call
.
The
crowd
abused
the
umpire
after
the
bad
call
.
•
She
felt
hurt
when
her
classmates
abused
her
online
.
She
felt
hurt
when
her
classmates
abused
her
online
.
