bus

Etymology

Clipping of omnibus. Formerly often spelt 'bus. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.

noun

1. (automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads; by extension, the driver of said vehicle
2. An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
3. Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
4. (medical industry, slang) An ambulance.

verb

1. (transitive, automotive, transport) To transport via a motor bus.
2. (transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly US) To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
   But if you ask me to bus my children / I hope the cops take down your name 1966, Phil Ochs, “Love Me, I'm a Liberal”, in Phils Ochs in Concert
   ...to strike down Detroit's federal court order to bus students across school district lines for the purpose of desegregation and therefore nullify many busing programs throughout the country. 2008, Ashley R. Holm, Racial Differences in Student Engagement and Attainment: A Study of Topeka High School, 1939--1984, ProQuest, page 23
3. (intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
4. (transitive, US, food service) To clear meal remains from.
   He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out.
   He was hired to bus tables, but after a few incidents they moved him to the kitchen. 2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 13
5. (intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
   He’s been bussing for minimum wage.