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calls a cab

calls a cab is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 calls a cab

What is calls a cab the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Calls a cab is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call a cab.

Words near calls a cab in the dictionary

  1. callows
  2. callrate
  3. callrates
  4. calls
  5. calls 'em as one sees 'em
  6. calls a cab
  7. calls a go
  8. calls a halt
  9. calls a lid
  10. calls a shovel a shovel
  11. calls a spade a shovel

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