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noun

ˈkab How to pronounce cab (audio)
Definition of cabnext
as in taxi
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled called a cab to get back to the hotel

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verb

as in to bus

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Recent Examples of cab
Noun
The passengers had to self-eject from the speeding cab. — Andrea Sachs The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026 Firefighters extinguished a blaze that had consumed the truck’s cab and trailer, as well as debris along the railroad. — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
The offices of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance had people of all ages on Wednesday night waiting for the end of the nightly Ramadan fast, from children sitting at tables doing math homework to cab drivers just getting off their shifts. — Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cab
  1. taxi
  2. bus
  3. motor
  4. ride
Noun
  • Media reported that the police inquiry was aided by video captured by a Waymo taxi that had a clear view of the crime.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 10 July 2026
  • Parking slots can be missed, and taxi times between gate departure and takeoff can overrun.
    — Christiaan Hen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of taxi
Verb
  • That is a long time to be in the company of the same few dozen people, day after day, flight after flight, from plane to bus to hotel to bus and back again.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Transportation officials say riders must connect through Secaucus Junction and transfer to a train or bus directly to Meadowlands Station.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of bus
Verb
  • Yoshida began the top of the 10th as the automatic runner on second, but immediately motored to third on a first-pitch sacrifice bunt by Wong and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Seigler.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026
  • Eventually, Flores and Álvarez motored to the rendezvous point, where there was no sign of the Fiorella, or of the other skiff.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of motor
Verb
  • Long ago, a train-riding and hitchhiking tour of several European countries took me to Belgium, where I was graciously taken in by the family of an American friend of mine.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • Charges include one felony count each for evading a peace officer and evading an officer while riding an e-motorcycle.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
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