bus
n. countablen. a large vehicle that carries many people along a fixed route. You usually pay a small amount of money to ride it.
n. a large motor vehicle designed to carry numerous passengers, typically following a specific route and schedule.
I take the bus to work every morning.
The city recently added several electric buses to the fleet to reduce noise and pollution in the downtown area.
While individual car ownership remains high, the municipal government is investing in a rapid transit bus system to alleviate peak-hour congestion on the main arterial roads.
Often used with the verbs 'take', 'catch', or 'miss'.
I am in the busI am on the busEnglish speakers use 'on' for public transport vehicles that you can walk around inside, such as buses, trains, and planes.
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bus plunge
A phrase often used in filler story headlines in print newspapers, prior to the adoption of computer-aided typesetting and publishing methods, as it filled out the usual width of a column in the eight-column layout then prevalent in the industry.
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drive the porcelain bus
Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”).
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face like the back end of a bus
A very ugly face.