cab

CAB

CAB, the /ˌsiː eɪ ˈbiː/ BrE AmE
(the Citizens Advice Bureau) a British organization supported by the government which gives free advice to ordinary people about legal, financial, and other problems. Most towns and cities in the UK have a Citizens Advice Bureau, and most of the people who work for it are ↑volunteers (=they are not paid for their work).
 

cab

cab /kæb/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: cabriolet]

1. a taxi:
New York’s yellow cabs
take/get a cab
I took a cab to the airport.
call (somebody) a cab (=telephone for a taxi)
Ralph tried to hail a cab (=wave to get a cab to stop for you).
2. the part of a bus, train, or truck in which the driver sits
3. a carriage pulled by horses that was used like a taxi in the past
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ take/get/catch a cab (=travel by cab) Why don't we take a cab to the theater?
▪ call/order (somebody) a cab (=telephone for one to come) Here's the phone number if you want to call a cab.
▪ phone for a cab British English (=call a cab) There's no need to give me a lift. I'll phone for a cab.
▪ get into/out of a cab I just saw Fiona getting into a cab.
▪ hail a cab written (=wave to make a cab stop for you) Martin put his hand out and hailed a cab.
■ cab + NOUN
▪ a cab driver Many cab drivers fear being robbed.
▪ a cab fare (=the money you pay to travel in a cab) My Dad gave me the money for my cab fare.
▪ a cab ride (=trip in a cab) It's only a short cab ride to Georgetown.