Cab Definition

kăb
cab, cabbing, cabs
noun
cabs
A taxicab.
American Heritage

Taxicab.

Webster's New World
A horse-drawn carriage, esp. one for public hire.
Webster's New World
The part of a locomotive, motor truck, crane, etc. in which the operator sits.
Webster's New World
An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about two quarts.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To take a taxicab.
Webster's New World
To drive a taxicab.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Civil Aeronautics Board.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cab

Noun

Singular:
cab
Plural:
cabs

Origin of Cab

  • From Hebrew קב (káv).

    From Wiktionary

  • Clipping of cabriolet

    From Wiktionary

  • Short for cabriolet

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Clipping of cabinet

    From Wiktionary

  • Hebrew qab

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cab Sentence Examples

  • He would cab to the airport in the morning and return to California.

  • So after a cab ride to the airport rental agency, we escaped the fumes of Manhattan on an August Friday noon and joined the city escapees heading north.

  • Pierre took an open cab intending to drive straight home.

  • Scrambling down out of the cab, she reached in the back for one of the boxes.

  • Reverend Humphries called me a cab after an early pancake breakfast he insisted on cooking.

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Words Starting With

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