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

cab

2 of 5

noun (2)

1
a(1)
(2)
: a similar light closed carriage (such as a hansom)
b
: a carriage for hire
2
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

3 of 5

verb

cabbed; cabbing

intransitive verb

: to travel in a cab
cabbed back to the hotel

cab

4 of 5

noun (3)

often capitalized

CAB

5 of 5

abbreviation

Civil Aeronautics Board

Examples of cab in a Sentence

Noun (2) called a cab to get back to the hotel
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Noun
Aurora trucking, in their recent launch, was keeping a human in the back of the truck cab as well as having remote monitors. Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 There may well be even more cab drivers who have been targeted as part of the larger pattern. Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 15 May 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 See All Example Sentences for cab

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of cab was in 1535

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Cite this Entry

“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cab. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

cab

noun
ˈkab
1
a
: a light closed carriage (as a hansom)
b
: a carriage for hire
2
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

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