Definition of cab Cab

/kæˈb/ - [kab] - CAB

We found 17 definitions of cab from 9 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: cabs

cab - a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
  hack, taxi, taxicab
  auto, automobile, motorcar, car, machine a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
  gypsy cab a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls
  minicab a minicar used as a taxicab
cab - a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
  compartment a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
cab - small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood
  cabriolet
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • cab (Noun)
    A taxi; a taxicab.
  • cab (Noun)
    Compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
  • cab (Noun)
    Any of several four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet.
  • cab (Noun)
    An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure, held by some to have been about 1. 4 liters, by others about 2. 4 liters.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cab (n.)
    A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle.
  • cab (n.)
    The covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer has his station.
  • cab (n.)
    A Hebrew dry measure, containing a little over two (2.37) pints.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cab
    A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public and driven by a taxi driver.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cab
    kab, n. a public carriage of various sizes and shapes, with two or four wheels, drawn by one horse.—ns. Cab′by, a shortened form of Cab′man, one who drives a cab for hire; Cab′-stand, a place where cabs stand for hire; Cab′-tout, one whose business it is to call cabs.—Cabmen's shelter, a place of shelter for cabmen while waiting for hire. [Shortened from Cabriolet.]
  • cab
    kab, n. a Hebrew dry measure = nearly three pints. [Heb. kabkabab, to hollow.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • cab
    A sort of boat, otherwise called coracle.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • cab
    Affair for a drive.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • cab
    A brothel. Mother: how many tails have you in your cab? how many girls have you in your bawdy house?

Part of speech

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  • cab, verb, present, 1st person singular of cab (infinitive).
  • cab, verb (infinitive).
  • cab, noun, singular of cabs.

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