cab

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noun (1)

ˈkab  ˈkäb 

: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about two quarts (2.2 liters)

cab

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noun (2)

ˈkab 

1

a(1)

: cabriolet

(2)

: a similar light closed carriage (such as a hansom)

b

: a carriage for hire

2

: taxicab

3

[short for cabin]

a

: the part of a locomotive that houses the engineer and operating controls

b

: a comparable shelter (as on a truck) housing operating controls

cab

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verb

cabbed; cabbing

intransitive verb

: to travel in a cab

cabbed back to the hotel

cab

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noun (3)

ˈkab 

often capitalized

: cabernet sauvignon

CAB

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abbreviation

Civil Aeronautics Board

Synonyms

Noun (2)

• taxi

Examples of cab in a Sentence

Noun (2)

called a cab to get back to the hotel

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The design included a sleek, jet-age body and forward cab placement to distance occupants from radiation exposure. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025

Living in an expensive city, surrounded by colleagues who billed a hundred hours a week and ordered cabs home at midnight, McCoy was always the poorest man in the room. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025

Verb

The starting price for the 3500 chassis cabs $49,285 including delivery charge, about $1,700 less than the 2024 model. —Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025

Some fans walked away from the stadium to grab an Uber or cab back to their hotels. —Bryan West, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Hebrew qabh

Noun (2)

short for cabriolet

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1535, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb

1831, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1986, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cab

• ab
• crab
• dab
• drab
• fab
• gab
• grab
• jab
• lab
• mab
• nab
• rab

Kids Definition

cab

noun

ˈkab

1

a

: a light closed carriage (as a hansom)

b

: a carriage for hire

2

: taxicab

3

a

: the covered compartment for the engineer and the controls of a locomotive

b

: a similar compartment on a truck, tractor, or crane

Etymology

Noun

sense 1 from French cabriolet "a one-horse carriage"; sense 2 a shortened form of taxicab