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Meaning of bus

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bus
      n 1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public
           transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus},
           {autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney},
           {motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}, {passenger vehicle}]
      2: the topology of a network whose components are connected by a
         busbar [syn: {bus topology}, {bus}]
      3: 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" [syn: {busbar}, {bus}]
      4: a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off
         that old bus" [syn: {bus}, {jalopy}, {heap}]
      v 1: send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to
           school"
      2: ride in a bus
      3: remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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