cab

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: cabriolethacktaxitaxicab

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
  2. small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hoodSynonyms: cabriolet
  3. a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for moneySynonyms: hacktaxitaxicab

Verb (1)

  1. ride in a taxicabSynonyms: taxi
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

taxicab \tax"i*cab\, n. an automobile with a professional driver which can be hired to carry passengers; -- also called a taxi, and informally called a cab or a hack. The driver of a taxicab is referred to as a cab driver or cabbie, and sometimes as a chauffeur or hackie.

Note: Taxicabs may be engaged by a prior appointment made, e.g. by telephone, or they may cruise for passengers, i.e. they may drive in city streets and stop to pick up pasengers when they are signalled by a prospective passenger. The act of signalling a taxicab (usually by a wave of the arm) is often called

to hail a cab or

to flag down a cab. [PJC]

Cab \Cab\ (k[a^]b), n. [Abbrev. fr. cabriolet.]

1.A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle. "A cab came clattering up." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

Note: A cab may have two seats at right angles to the driver's seat, and a door behind; or one seat parallel to the driver's, with the entrance from the side or front. [1913 Webster]

Hansom cab. See Hansom. [1913 Webster]

2.The covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer has his station. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

Cab \Cab\ (k[a^]b), n. [Heb. qab, fr. q[=a]bab to hollow.] A Hebrew dry measure, containing a little over two (2.37) pints. --W. H. Ward. --2 Kings vi. 25. [1913 Webster]
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