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cab Meaning & Definition

/kæb/

What Does Cab Mean?

Cab is a symbol that means ISO 639-3 language code for Garifuna. As a noun, it means A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver. As a verb, it means To travel by taxicab.

Cab at a Glance

Part of speechsymbol, noun, verb
Pronunciation/kæb/
Synonymshack, cabriolet and taxicab
Pluralcabs
Verb formscabs, cabbing, cabbed

Cab Definition (Symbol)

  1. ISO 639-3 language code for Garifuna.

Cab as a Noun

  1. A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
  2. A similar compartment in other vehicles.
  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.
  5. Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.

    a cab ride

Cab as a 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.

Noun

  1. An arcade cabinet, the unit in which a video game is housed in a gaming arcade.
  2. Clipping of cabinet file (“a compressed library archive file”).

Noun

  1. Short for cabernet sauvignon

Noun

  1. Alternative form of Cab.

Noun

  1. A taxi; a taxicab.
  2. Compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver

    a cab ride

  3. Shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower
  4. Any of several four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet

Noun

  1. Initialism of chest compressions, airway and breathing.
  2. Initialism of caffeinated alcoholic beverage.

Synonyms of Cab

Cab synonyms and antonyms →

Cab in a Sentence

a cab ride

to take a cab

Word Forms & Grammar

cab (plural cabs)

cab (third-person singular simple present cabs, present participle cabbing, simple past and past participle cabbed)

cab (usually uncountable, plural cabs)

Words That Rhyme With Cab

Origin of Cab

Origin 1: Clipping of cabriolet.

Origin 2: From Hebrew קב (káv).

Origin 3: Clipping of cabinet.

Origin 4: Clipping of cabernet sauvignon

Frequently Asked Questions About Cab

Is cab a symbol or a noun?

Cab is mainly used as a symbol, but it can also be used as a noun and a verb.

What is another word for cab?

Close synonyms of cab are hack, cabriolet and taxicab. See the full list of cab synonyms and antonyms.

What is the plural of cab?

The plural of cab is cabs.

What is the past tense of cab?

The past tense of cab is cabbed. The present participle is cabbing.