Meaning of cab | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of chest compressions, airway and breathing.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
2. A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
3. ISO 639-3 language code for Garifuna
4. A former Hebrew unit of volume, about equal to 1.3 L as a dry measure or 1.25 L as a liquid measure.
   historical
5. Abbreviation of Cabernet Sauvignon wine.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
6. A type of aerial spin; a switch frontside rotation.
7. An arcade cabinet, the unit in which a video game is housed in a gaming arcade.
   informal
8. Short for cabernet sauvignon
   abbreviation, alt-of, informal, uncountable, usually
9. Initialism of Civil Aeronautics Board.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
10. Initialism of Cognition, Affect, and Behavior.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
11. A similar compartment in other vehicles.
12. A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver
13. Clipping of cabinet file (“a compress library archive file”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
14. Initialism of Citizens Advice Bureau.
    UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
15. Initialism of caffeinated alcoholic beverage.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
16. A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower.
17. A similar compartment in other vehicles
18. Initialism of Criminal Assets Bureau.
    Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
19. Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet.
    historical
20. A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower
21. Initialism of Combat Action Badge.
    US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
22. Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.
23. Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet
24. The station code of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong.

Equivalents

Examples

“Dad looked up to catch⟳ sight of the man in the crane’s cab. He knew that DEVILISH smirk anywhere. It was Fingers.”

“Captain went out in the cab all the morning. Harry came in after school to feed⟳ me and give⟳ me water. In the afternoon I was put⟳ into the cab. Jerry took as much pains to see⟳ if the collar and bridle fitted comfortably, as if he had been John Manly over again. When the crupper was let⟳ out a hole or two, it all fitted well. There was no bearing rein—no curb—nothing but a plain ring⟳ snaffle. What a blessing that was!”

““There will soon be very few hansom cabs left,” said Mrs. Elliot. “And four-wheeled cabs—I assure you even at Oxford it’s almost impossible to get⟳ a four-wheeled cab.””

“a cab ride⟳”

“to take⟳ a cab”

“And I'm phoning a cab / 'Cause my stomach feels small / There's a taste⟳ in my mouth / And it's no taste⟳ at all”

“I whistled for a cab, and when it came near / The license⟳ plate said "Fresh", and it had dice in the mirror / If anything, I could say⟳ that this cab was rare / But I thought "Nah, forget⟳ it, yo home to Bel-Air!"”

““I like⟳ the system as a cab driver,” he said. “I’m used to it. I like⟳ to just pick⟳ up a person. Tell⟳ me where you’re going, I’ll know⟳ where I’m going. It’s easier for me.””

“[…] in the famine of Samaria […] the fourth part of a cab of pigeon's dung was sold for five pieces of silver […]”

““So you're drinking some Cabs then, right?” she asked. ¶ I told her that indeed I was. […] Cabernet Sauvignon grows just about anywhere; nearly every wine-growing country has its Cab.”

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