cab — English Dictionary

Noun

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

   Synonyms

   driver's compartment

2. A similar compartment in other vehicles.

   Examples

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

3. A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower.

4. Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet.

   Usage

   • Historical

   Examples

   More examples (2)

   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.”

5. Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.

   Examples

   a cab ride

   to take a cab

   More examples (3)

   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.”

Verb

1. To travel by taxicab.

Noun

1. A former Hebrew unit of volume, about equal to 1.3 L as a dry measure or 1.25 L as a liquid measure.

   Usage

   • Historical

   Examples

   […] in the famine of Samaria […] the fourth part of a cab of pigeon's dung was sold for five pieces of silver […]

Noun

1. An arcade cabinet, the unit in which a video game is housed in a gaming arcade.

   Usage

   • Informal

Noun

1. a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

   Broader terms

   compartment

2. small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood

   Synonyms

   cabriolet

   Broader terms

   carriageequipagerig

3. a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

   Synonyms

   hacktaxitaxicab

   Broader terms

   carautoautomobilemachinemotorcar

Verb

1. ride in a taxicab

   Synonyms

   taxi

   Broader terms

   ride