cab
//kæb//
Forms
- Plural
- cabs
- present (v1)
- cab
- past (v2)
- cabbed
- past participle (v3)
- cabbed
- present participle
- cabbing
- 3rd person singular
- cabs
Definitions
1.A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
2.A similar compartment in other vehicles.
- 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.Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.
- “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.”
1.To travel by taxicab.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4407
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Clipping of cabriolet.