cab

UK: 'CAB': /ˌsiːeɪˈbiː/; 'cab': /ˈkæb/ US: /kæb/ ,(kab)

Inflections of 'cab' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

cabs

v 3rd person singular

cabbing

v pres p

cabbed

v past

cabbed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cab¹ /kæb/   n. 

1. a taxicab:
   [countable] It's hard to get a cab in this rain.
   [uncountable* by + ~]
   We went home by cab.
2. Transport [countable] the covered or enclosed part of a truck, crane, etc., where the operator sits.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cab¹  (kab), n., v., cabbed, cab•bing. 
n. 

1. a taxicab.
2. any of various horse-drawn vehicles, as a hansom or brougham, esp. one for public hire.
3. Transport the covered or enclosed part of a locomotive, truck, crane, etc., where the operator sits.
4. Aeronautics the glass-enclosed area of an airport control tower in which the controllers are stationed.

v.i. 

5. to ride in a taxicab or horse-drawn cab:
   They cabbed to the theater.

• short for cabriolet 1640–50

Synonyms

• 1. ., 2. hack, hackney, jitney.

cab²  (kab), n. 

1. Weights and Measures an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about two quarts.

Also, kab. 

• Hebrew qabh
• 1525–35

cab³  (kab), n. [Chiefly Brit.]

1. Clothing, Plant Diseases, British Terms cabbage² (def. 1b).

CAB, 

1. Government See Civil Aeronautics Board. 

Also, C.A.B. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

cab / kæb/ noun

1. a taxi
2. (as modifier): a cab rank
3. the enclosed compartment of a lorry, locomotive, crane, etc, from which it is driven or operated
4. (formerly) a light horse-drawn vehicle used for public hire

Etymology: 19th Century: shortened from cabriolet

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CAB abbreviation

1. (in Britain) Citizens' Advice Bureau