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# cab

noun (a cab, cabs)

«cab» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cab is a taxi, a car with a driver you pay to take you somewhere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cab/#m1)
2. A cab is the part of a lorry, truck, train or crane where the driver sits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cab/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and everyday life people «take a cab» or «call a cab». In maths problems cab fares are a fixed charge plus a price per kilometre or mile. Phrases: «take a cab», «call a cab», «hail a cab», «cab driver», «black cab» (London).

### Examples

- We took a cab to the station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cab/#x1)
- The cab costs 3 dollars plus 2 dollars per mile; how much is a 5-mile trip? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cab/#x2)
- Mum hailed a black cab in London. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cab/#x3)
- The truck driver climbed into the cab. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cab/#x4)
- The cab driver helped us with our bags. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cab/#x5)
- Never get into a cab with a stranger who isn't a real taxi driver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cab/#x6)
- A crowd had followed the cab out of the town; now they reached the scene of the "State Function"--and they all cried out: "Fair play--play fair! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cab/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Cab is a short form of «cabriolet» (an old horse carriage); «taxi» means the same today. Maths: fare = fixed charge + rate × distance. Safety: use licensed taxis.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cab» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cab/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cab» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cab.html) on Mova free.