hail a cab — wave your hand to stop a cab, flag a cab We missed the bus, so we hailed a cab … English idioms
hail a cab — stop a taxi … English contemporary dictionary
cab — [kæb] n [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 (sb) a cab (=telephone for a taxi) ▪ Ralph tried to hail a cab (=wave to get a cab to stop for you) . 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
cab — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ taxi ▪ hackney (BrE), hansom ▪ horse drawn (BrE) VERB + CAB ▪ go by, take … Collocations dictionary
hail — hail1 [heıl] n [: Old English; Origin: hagal, hAgl] 1.) [U] frozen rain drops which fall as hard balls of ice ▪ heavy showers of rain and hail 2.) a hail of bullets/stones etc a large number of bullets, stones etc that are thrown or fired at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hail — 1 noun 1 (U) frozen rain drops which fall as hard balls of ice 2 a hail of bullets/stones a large number of bullets, stones etc thrown or fired at someone 3 a hail of criticism/abuse a lot of criticism etc 2 verb (T) to call to someone in order… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hail — hail1 hailer, n. /hayl/, v.t. 1. to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome. 2. to acclaim; approve enthusiastically: The crowds hailed the conquerors. They hailed the recent advances in medicine. 3. to call out to in order to stop, attract attention,… … Universalium
hail — I [[t]heɪl[/t]] v. t. 1) to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome 2) to acclaim; approve enthusiastically 3) to call out to, as in order to stop or to attract the attention of: to hail a cab[/ex] 4) phv hail from, to have as one s place of birth or… … From formal English to slang
cab — taxicab ax 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hail and ride — Hail and Ride, sometimes shortened to Hail Ride, is a concept in public transport in the United Kingdom. Generally, it refers to boarding or alighting a mode of public transport by signalling the driver or conductor that you wish to board/alight … Wikipedia
