■ noun ( plural ~es ; US also ~ses )
1》 a large motor vehicle carrying paying passengers on a fixed route.
2》 Computing a distinct set of conductors within a computer system, to which pieces of equipment may be connected in parallel.
■ verb ( ~ses , ~sing , ~sed or ~es , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 transport or travel in a ~.
↘ US transport (a child of one ethnic group) to a school where another is predominant.
2》 N. Amer. clear (dirty crockery) in a restaurant or cafeteria.
Derivatives
~load noun
Origin
C19: shortening of omni~ .