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called a cab

called a cab is the simple past and past participle of call a cab.

Meaning of call a cab

Verb

call a cab (third-person singular simple present calls a cab, present participle calling a cab, simple past and past participle called a cab)

  1. To raise one's arm to maintain balance while riding.
    • An habitually raised arm, termed 'calling a cab', was the trademark of amateurism.1994, Dick Francis, Wild Horses, page 137
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see call, cab. (to summon a taxi)

Questions about called a cab

What is called a cab the simple past and past participle of?
Called a cab is the simple past and past participle of call a cab.

Words near called a cab in the dictionary

  1. callboys
  2. Callcott
  3. Callcotts
  4. called
  5. called 'em as one saw 'em
  6. called a cab
  7. called a go
  8. called a halt
  9. called a lid
  10. called a shovel a shovel
  11. called a spade a shovel

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