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| tax·i [ táksee ] |
noun (plural tax·is or tax·ies) |
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car taking paying passengers: a car, usually with a taximeter, whose driver is paid to transport passengers, typically for short distances
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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) |
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1. transport somebody or be transported: to transport somebody or something, or be transported, especially in a car
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informal
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  taxi the children to school
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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
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3. transportation take or be taken in taxi: to transport somebody or something in a taxi, or be transported in a taxi
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| [Early 20th century. Shortening of taximeter cab] |
