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calling a cab

calling a cab is the present participle and gerund 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 calling a cab

What is calling a cab the present participle and gerund of?
Calling a cab is the present participle and gerund of call a cab.

Words near calling a cab in the dictionary

  1. callimiconids
  2. callimicos
  3. callin'
  4. calling
  5. calling 'em as one sees 'em
  6. calling a cab
  7. calling a go
  8. calling a halt
  9. calling a lid
  10. calling a shovel a shovel
  11. calling a spade a shovel

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