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| cab [ kab ] |
noun (plural cabs) |
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1. automobiles
Same as taxi
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2. driver's compartment: the part of a large vehicle such as a truck, a locomotive, or a large crane where the driver or operator sits
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3. horse-drawn vehicle for hire: a lightweight horse-drawn carriage formerly used for public hire
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verb (past and past participle cabbed, present participle cab·bing, 3rd person present singular cabs) |
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1. intransitive verb ride in taxi: to go somewhere by taxi
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2. transitive verb take something by taxi: to transport something or somebody by taxi
  cab a package downtown
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3. intransitive verb drive taxi: to drive a taxi as a job
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| [Early 19th century. Shortening of cabriolet] |
