cab

noun
UK: /kæb/
US: /kæb/

  1. A car that you pay to drive you somewhere.

    1. I took a cab to the train station. [ ] [ ]
    2. Since it was raining, they decided to call a cab instead of walking. [ ] [ ]

  2. The part of a truck or train where the driver sits.

    1. The driver sat in the cab of the truck. [ ] [ ]
    2. The engineers were busy operating the train from inside the cab. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

hack taxi taxicab
cab intransitive-verb

  1. To travel by taxi.

    1. We decided to cab it to the restaurant. [ ] [ ]
    2. If you're late, just cab it and I'll pay for the ride later. [ ] [ ]
cab transitive-verb

  1. To work as a taxi driver.

    1. He used to cab in New York City. [ ] [ ]
    2. After losing his job, he started to cab to make ends meet. [ ] [ ]
cab abbreviation

  1. Short form of 'cabriolet' (a type of car).

    1. He parked his cab near the corner. [ ] [ ]
    2. The old cab was a classic model, very stylish indeed. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "cab" in English means: A car that you pay to drive you somewhere., The part of a truck or train where the driver sits..

The phonetic transcription of "cab" is /kæb/ in British English and /kæb/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "cab": hack, taxi, taxicab.

Example usage of "cab": "I took a cab to the train station.". More examples on the page.