busing
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- noun
- /ˈbʌsɪŋ/
- US
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recogida de platos
- Started busing tables at Lucky's in midtown when I was ten.
- busing tables
Examples
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On occasion, to keep up with him, I would visit the carry-out and observe him there, mopping floors, busing tables, or preparing food.
Academic text (1992) -
And on the day that stuff was ordered from your home phone, you were out busing tables.
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I had noticed this person behind the counter, in the kitchen, sweeping the floor, and busing tables, but I had not thought much about him.
Academic text (1992) -
Frankly, your busing job sounds good to me, and anything paying $10 an hour is unheard of around here, even for the educated.
Blog text (32) -
For years he did menial work, washing dishes and busing tables, anything he could get.
Fiction book (1991) -
His duties included busing tables, mopping floors, peeling potatoes, and general "prep work" for the restaurant.
Academic text (1992) -
After finishing their meals, the patrons waited patiently as the staff began busing their tables.
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She spent the afternoon busing tables in the café, making sure each surface was clean for the next customers.
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His first job was busing tables at a busy restaurant, where he learned the importance of keeping the dining area tidy.
How Thorough
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Busing (clearing tables) comes from the job name busboy or busser, an American word for the person who takes away plates and glasses. A helpful way to remember it is that to 'bus' a table is to 'clear' it, so busing is the act of removing dishes and tidying a table.