bus

I UK [bʌs] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "bus":
singular bus plural buses or busses
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1)

a) a large road vehicle with a lot of seats that you pay to travel on, especially one that takes you fairly short distances and stops frequently

by bus:

The children go to school by bus.

take/catch a bus:

We took a bus into the centre of town.

miss the bus (= not reach it before it leaves):

If we don't leave soon, we'll miss the last bus.

b) mainly American a coach

2) computing a set of wires that send information from one part of a computer system to another

II UK [bʌs] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "bus":
present tense I/you/we/they bus he/she/it buses or busses present participle busing or bussing past tense bused or bussed past participle bused or bussed

1)

a) to take someone somewhere by bus

The following night the delegates will be bussed to the beautiful Springfield Castle.

b) to take children on a school bus to a different area to go to school, so that children from different backgrounds can be educated together

2) American to remove dirty dishes from the tables in a restaurant