'Buss' definitions:

Definition of 'buss'

(from WordNet)
noun
The act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) [syn: kiss, buss, osculation]
verb
Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" [syn: snog, kiss, buss, osculate]

Definition of 'Buss'

From: GCIDE
  • Buss \Buss\, n. [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.] A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Buss'

From: GCIDE
  • Buss \Buss\ (b[u^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bussed (b[u^]st); p. pr. & vb. n. Bussing.] To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely. "Nor bussed the milking maid." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Kissing and bussing differ both in this, We buss our wantons, but our wives we kiss. --Herrick. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Buss'

From: GCIDE
  • Buss \Buss\, n. [Cf. OF. busse, Pr. bus, LL. bussa, busa, G. b["u]se, D. buis.] (Naut.) A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the herring fishery. [1913 Webster]
  • The Dutch whalers and herring busses. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

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