'taxi' definitions:
Definition of 'taxi'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'taxi'
From: GCIDE
- taxi \tax"i\, n.
- 1. same as taxicab. [PJC]
- 2. any vehicle that carries passengers for a fare, as a water taxi. [PJC]
Definition of 'taxi'
From: GCIDE
- taxicab \tax"i*cab\, n. an automobile with a professional driver which can be hired to carry passengers; -- also called a taxi, and informally called a cab or a hack. The driver of a taxicab is referred to as a cab driver or cabbie, and sometimes as a chauffeur or hackie.
- Note: Taxicabs may be engaged by a prior appointment made, e.g. by telephone, or they may cruise for passengers, i.e. they may drive in city streets and stop to pick up pasengers when they are signalled by a prospective passenger. The act of signalling a taxicab (usually by a wave of the arm) is often called
- to hail a cab or
- to flag down a cab. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'taxi'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- autobus,
- become airborne,
- bicycle,
- bike,
- bus,
- cab,
- catch a train,
- chartered bus,
- chauffeur,
- clear,
- cycle,
- diligence,
- double-decker,
- drive,
- entrain,
- fly aloft,
- go by rail,
- hack,
- hackney,
- hired car,
- jitney,
- joyride,
- jump off,
- leave the ground,
- mail coach,
- make a train,
- motor,
- motor coach,
- motorbus,
- motorcycle,
- omnibus,
- pedal,
- post coach,
- ride,
- rotate,
- stage,
- stagecoach,
- take a joyride,
- take off,
- taxicab,
- wheel