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)

• hack
• taxi
• taxicab

Examples of cab in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In the same hand, the doting mother held a pair of shoes for her one-and-a-half-year-old son, RZA, a pair of taxi cab yellow Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66s. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023

Uber announced a partnership Friday that would make D.C. cab rides more widely available on its app as the company expands a collaboration with its onetime foe. —Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023

Cruise agreed to halve the number of cabs operating in San Francisco while the department investigated. —Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023

Cotner's team also took away the conventional mirrors, instead using rear-view cameras mounted high up above the cab's doors. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023

These are especially great for city-dwelling (or city-loving) families, as the print features iconic yellow taxi cabs and Santa Claus sitting on a park bench in front of a city skyline. —Jessica Booth, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023

Uber and Lyft have become ubiquitous in New York, with the easy to use ride-hailing apps largely supplanting the city’s iconic yellow taxi cabs. —Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2023

Taxis and Shuttles: Costa Rica's official taxis are red or orange (the only cabs licensed for airport pickups) and all have a yellow triangle emblem. —Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2023

The city’s fire chief says driverless cabs are not ready for prime time. —Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023

Verb

Mansukhani, a designer in New York and a daughter of immigrants, said her uncle, Umesh Reghuram, wired money to cab drivers, vegetable peddlers and maids. —Dr. Divya Chhabra, ABC News, 10 May 2021

Within those boundaries, tourism providers have been rigorously trained in COVID-19 precautions (everyone from store owners to cab drivers to servers), and all visitors are confined therein. —Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 3 Mar. 2021

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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

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