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Examples

255 sentences

  1. Tom called a cab for Mary.

    Том викликав Мері таксі. — deniko

    ruТом вызвал такси для Мэри. — odexed

    deTom rief Mary ein Taxi. — al_ex_an_der

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  2. Should I call you a cab?

    Викликати тобі таксі? — deniko

    ruВызвать тебе такси? — marafon

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  3. Tom will probably come by cab.

    Том, мабуть, приїде на таксі. — deniko

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Meaning

7 senses

  1. A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.

    a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

  2. Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.

    a cab ride

    to take a cab

  3. (historical)Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet.

    small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood

More meanings 4

  1. A similar compartment in other vehicles.

    Führerhaus, Fahrerhaus, Führerkabine

    каби́наkabína

  2. A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower.

  3. (historical)A former Hebrew unit of volume, about equal to 1.3 L as a dry measure or 1.25 L as a liquid measure.

  4. (informal)An arcade cabinet, the unit in which a video game is housed in a gaming arcade.

Origin

Clipping of cabriolet. From Hebrew קב (káv). Clipping of cabinet.

Clipping of cabriolet.

From Hebrew קב (káv).

Clipping of cabinet.

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Forms

plural: cabs
Singularcab
Pluralcabs

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the…:driver's compartment
Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for…:taxiA1
Close in meaning
  • small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood:cabriolet
  • a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money:hacktaxitaxicab

Word family

40 related words
Derivedaerocabaircabautocabbike cabcabbercabbiecabdrivercabdrivingcab forwardcablesscabmancabovercabownercab rankcab-rank rulecab savcab signalcab signallingcabstandcabulancecab unitcabwomancentercabday cab

Collocations

10 patterns
  • take a cab
  • call a cab
  • cab driver
  • a cab driver
  • come by cab
  • the cab driver
  • get a cab
  • find a cab
  • for a cab
  • of the cab

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bypassC1bystanderbytebyzantinecabalcabaretcabbageB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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