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cab
1[ kab ]
noun
- a taxicab.
Synonyms: , ,
- any of various horse-drawn vehicles, as a hansom or brougham, especially one for public hire.
Synonyms: , ,
- the covered or enclosed part of a locomotive, truck, crane, etc., where the operator sits.
- the glass-enclosed area of an airport control tower in which the controllers are stationed.
verb (used without object)
- to ride in a taxicab or horse-drawn cab:
They cabbed to the theater.
cab
2[ kab ]
noun
- an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about two quarts.
cab
3[ kab ]
noun
CAB
4CAB
1abbreviation for
- (in Britain) Citizens' Advice Bureau
- (in the US) Civil Aeronautics Board
cab
2/ °ìæ²ú /
noun
- a taxi
- ( as modifier )
a cab rank
- the enclosed compartment of a lorry, locomotive, crane, etc, from which it is driven or operated
- (formerly) a light horse-drawn vehicle used for public hire
- first cab off the rank informal.the first person, etc, to do or take advantage of something
cab
3/ °ìæ²ú /
noun
- an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about 2.3 litres (4 pints)
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of cab2
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of cab1
Origin of cab2
Example Sentences
“Empty Ride,†which debuted at the Old Globe earlier this year, follows a daughter who returns to Japan to drive her father’s taxi cab — and its supernatural passengers.
A few years ago, I found a wallet in the back of a New York City cab.
Thirteen years later he’s paid off most of his arrears and saved enough to buy a hot dog cart and taxi cab that his now-adult children manage back home.
They could barely get around in a cab.
Baba and Ahmad are meaty, three-dimensional characters, not relegated to cab driving or turban wearing.
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