Definitions for cab
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. cabnoun

   a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

2. cab, cabrioletnoun

   small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood

3. cab, hack, taxi, taxicabverb

   a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

4. taxi, cabverb

   ride in a taxicab

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cabnoun

   A Hebrew measure, containing about three pints English, or the eighteenth part of the ephah.

   Etymology: קב.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cab

   Cab is a song written and recorded by the American rock band, Train. It was released in November 2005 as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, For Me, It's You, and was produced by Brendan O'Brien. It peaked higher on the charts than the two other radio singles from the album, "Give Myself to You" and "Am I Reaching You Now".

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1. cab

   A cab refers to a vehicle for hire with a driver that transports passengers between locations of their choice. It's also commonly known as a taxi. In addition, "cab" can also refer to the enclosed compartment of a truck or crane where the operator sits, or a specific type of wine known as Cabernet Sauvignon. The term is derived from the word "cabriolet," which was a type of horse-drawn carriage.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Cabnoun

   a kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle

2. Cabnoun

   the covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer has his station

3. Cabnoun

   a Hebrew dry measure, containing a little over two (2.37) pints

4. Etymology: [Heb. qab, fr. qbab to hollow.]

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1. CAB

   CAB is a jazz fusion supergroup founded by bassist Bunny Brunel. Since their formation in 2000, they have released four studio albums and two live albums. Their second album, CAB 2, received a nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album at the 2002 Grammy Awards.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cab

   kab, n. a public carriage of various sizes and shapes, with two or four wheels, drawn by one horse.—ns. Cab′by, a shortened form of Cab′man, one who drives a cab for hire; Cab′-stand, a place where cabs stand for hire; Cab′-tout, one whose business it is to call cabs.—Cabmen's shelter, a place of shelter for cabmen while waiting for hire. [Shortened from Cabriolet.]

2. Cab

   kab, n. a Hebrew dry measure = nearly three pints. [Heb. kab—kabab, to hollow.]

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1. cab

   Song lyrics by cab -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by cab on the Lyrics.com website.

2. CAB

   What does CAB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CAB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cab

   Short for “Cabriolet,” or little caperer, from cabriole, a goat’s leap. See “Capri.”

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CAB

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cab is ranked #109758 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Cab surname appeared 161 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cab.
   
   85.7% or 138 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   9.9% or 16 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Carriage
   • Compartment
   • Ride

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cab' in Nouns Frequency: #2106

Anagrams for cab »

1. ABC

2. bac

3. BAC

4. BCA

5. B. C. A.

6. CBA

How to pronounce cab?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say cab in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cab in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cab in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of cab in a Sentence

1. Keith Taylor:

   We did manage to force EU governments to agree to the introduction of a new and safer lorry-cab design, although only as of 2019.

2. Mayor Michael Nutter:

   Clearly it was reckless in terms of the driving by the engineer. There's no way in the world he should have been going that fast into the curve, i don't know what was going on with him (the engineer). I don't know what was going on in the cab, but there's really no excuse that can be offered, literally, unless he had a heart attack.

3. Theresa Spinner:

   Safety first, but, I mean, it's a mess, i have a job interview tomorrow morning, and I already have reserved a cab.

4. Alan Rickman:

   You can act truthfully or you can lie. You can reveal things about yourself or you can hide. Therefore, the audience recognises something about themselves or they don't — You hope they don't leave the theatre thinking, "That was nice...now where's the cab?

5. Constanza Zerbi:

   I was horrified by this, putting my mother in a cab is no different from a hospital putting a minor child in a cab.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cab
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cab
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cab
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cab
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cab
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cab
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=cab
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html