buss Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
    osculation; kiss.
  2. noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
    coach; omnibus; bus; motorbus; motorcoach; passenger vehicle; charabanc; jitney; autobus; double-decker.
    • he always rode the bus to work
  3. noun the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
    bus; bus topology.
  4. noun an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
    bus; busbar.
    • the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system
  5. noun a car that is old and unreliable
    bus; jalopy; heap.
    • the fenders had fallen off that old bus
  6. verb touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
    osculate; snog; kiss.
    • The newly married couple kissed
    • She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room
  7. verb send or move around by bus
    bus.
    • The children were bussed to school
  8. verb ride in a bus
    bus.
  9. verb remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
    bus.

WordNet

Buss noun
Etymology
OE. basse, fr. L. basium; cf. G. bus (Luther), Prov. G. busserl, dim. of bus kiss, bussen to kiss, Sw. puss kiss, pussa to kiss, W. & Gael. bus lip, mouth.
Definitions
  1. A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack. Shak.
Buss transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Bussed present participle & verbal noun Bussing
Definitions
  1. To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely. "Nor bussed the milking maid." Tennyson.
    Kissing and bussing differ both in this, We buss our wantons, but our wives we kiss. Herrick.
Buss noun
Etymology
Cf. OF. busse, Pr. bus, LL. bussa, busa, G. büse, D. buis.
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the herring fishery.
    The Dutch whalers and herring busses. Macaulay.

Webster 1913