American English
/kʰæbz/
One syllable.
Related entry: cab
A car that you pay to take you somewhere, with a driver.
Practice out loudA car that you pay to take you somewhere, with a driver.
We took a cab to the airport.
I called a cab after the concert.
take a cab · call a cab · hail a cab · cab fare
take + a cab + to + place
call + a cab + from + place
The enclosed front part of a truck or similar vehicle, where the driver sits.
The truck's cab was badly damaged.
She climbed into the cab and started the engine.
truck cab · cab door
the cab + of + vehicle
sit + in + the cab
To travel somewhere in a taxi.
We cabbed to the hotel after dinner.
Let's cab to the station instead of walking.
This verb is informal. In everyday speech, take a cab is more common.
[subject] + cab + to + place
The money you pay for a taxi ride.
The cab fare was $25.
A person who drives a taxi.
The cab driver knew a faster route.
The past and -ing forms double the final b: cabbed, cabbing.