bus bus /ˈbʌs/

noun

1. () A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport  ( autobus , charabanc [British] , coach , double-decker , jitney [Informal, N. American] , motorbus , motorcoach , omnibus , passenger vehicle , bus )
   a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
    He always rode the bus to work
   he always rode the bus to work
   
   
2. [Informal] A car that is old and unreliable  ( bus [Informal] , heap [Informal] , jalopy [Informal] , clunker [Informal, N. American] , flivver [Informal, N. American] , hooptie [Informal, American] )
   a car that is old and unreliable
    The fenders had fallen off that old bus
   the fenders had fallen off that old bus
   
   
3. An electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits  ( bus , busbar )
   an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
    The busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system
   the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system
   
4. The topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar  ( bus , bus topology )
   the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
   

verb

1. [ N. American] Remove used dishes from the table in restaurants  ( bus [ N. American] )
   remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
   
2. Ride in a bus  ( bus )
   ride in a bus
   
3. Send or move around by bus  ( bus )
   send or move around by bus
    The children were bussed to school
   The children were bussed to school