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taxi

tax·i [ táksee ]


noun  (plural tax·is or tax·ies)
Definition:
 
car taking paying passengers: a car, usually with a taximeter, whose driver is paid to transport passengers, typically for short distances



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle tax·ied, present participle tax·i·ing or tax·y·ing, 3rd person present singular tax·is or tax·ies)
Definition:
 
1. transport somebody or be transported: to transport somebody or something, or be transported, especially in a car ( informal )
taxi the children to school

2. aviation move aircraft on ground: to make an aircraft move under its own power on the ground, usually before takeoff or after landing, or move on the ground in this way

3. transportation take or be taken in taxi: to transport somebody or something in a taxi, or be transported in a taxi

[Early 20th century. Shortening of taximeter cab]
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