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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 first level of that trio is the most basic and familiar, a main floor that starts at a front lounge that brings the driver's area into the fold by way of swiveling cab seats. — New Atlas, 15 July 2026 Skyroot co-founder and CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana likens the strategy to booking a cab rather than taking a train. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 July 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
  • Nobody predicted which navigation app would end taxi monopolies.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Sacramento City Councilmember Phil Pluckebaum said the vehicles could be ready to offer autonomous taxi rides in August.
    — Madison Smalstig July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 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
  • The process has also been slow due to an insufficient number of buses sent by the Malawian government, which has also asked for donations to help bus the returnees home, the officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 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
  • Indeed, the Vienna rode quite well thanks to its larger wheels, fairly wide tires, and neutral geometry.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • City rode the positive wave in Keegan’s second season, signing Nicolas Anelka from PSG and ending up ninth, their best Premier League finish for 10 years.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of ride

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