verb
Meaning 1
to put (troops) onto a bus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
embus
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/ɛmˈbʌs/
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/ɪmˈbʌs/
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rhymes with -ʌs
verb
Meaning 2
to board or get on a bus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From em- + bus. Coined following the mass requisition by the British Army of London buses as troop carriers in World War I.