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put on a bus

put on a bus verb: to have (a character) cease to appear in a comic or series etc. for a long time.

Verb

put on a bus (third-person singular simple present puts on a bus, present participle putting on a bus, simple past and past participle put on a bus)

  1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) To have (a character) cease to appear in a comic or series etc. for a long time.

Forms of put on a bus

third-person singular presentputs on a bus
present participleputting on a bus
past participleput on a bus
pastput on a bus

Questions about put on a bus

What does put on a bus mean?
Put on a bus means to have (a character) cease to appear in a comic or series etc. for a long time.
What part of speech is put on a bus?
Put on a bus is a verb.
What is the past tense of put on a bus?
The past tense of put on a bus is put on a bus.

Words near put on a bus in the dictionary

  1. put lipstick on a pig
  2. put new wine in old bottles
  3. put off
  4. put on
  5. put on a brave face
  6. put on a bus
  7. put on a clinic
  8. put on a pedestal
  9. put on airs
  10. put on dog
  11. put on frills

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