Cab

/kæb/ · noun

Meaning

A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver..

Definitions by Sense

1. A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
2. A similar compartment in other vehicles.
3. A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower.
4. (historical) Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet.
5. Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.
6. To travel by taxicab.
7. (historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of volume, about equal to 1.3 L as a dry measure or 1.25 L as a liquid measure.
8. (video games, informal) An arcade cabinet, the unit in which a video game is housed in a gaming arcade.

Example Sentences

Dad looked up to catch sight of the man in the crane’s cab. He knew that DEVILISH smirk anywhere. It was Fingers.

Captain went out in the cab all the morning. Harry came in after school to feed me and give me water. In the afternoon I was put into the cab. Jerry took as much pains to see if the collar and bridle fitted comfortably, as if he had been John Manly over again. When the crupper was let out a hole or two, it all fitted well. There was no bearing rein—no curb—nothing but a plain ring snaffle. What a blessing that was!

“There will soon be very few hansom cabs left,” said Mrs. Elliot. “And four-wheeled cabs—I assure you even at Oxford it’s almost impossible to get a four-wheeled cab.”

a cab ride

to take a cab

And I'm phoning a cab / 'Cause my stomach feels small / There's a taste in my mouth / And it's no taste at all

I whistled for a cab, and when it came near / The license plate said "Fresh", and it had dice in the mirror / If anything, I could say that this cab was rare / But I thought "Nah, forget it, yo home to Bel-Air!"

“I like the system as a cab driver,” he said. “I’m used to it. I like to just pick up a person. Tell me where you’re going, I’ll know where I’m going. It’s easier for me.”

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Word Forms

• cabs
• cabbing
• cabbed
• kab

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