taxi
(redirected from taxying)Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Encyclopedia.
tax·i
(tăk′sē)n. pl. tax·is or tax·ies
A taxicab.
v. tax·ied (tăk′sēd), tax·i·ing or tax·y·ing, tax·ies or tax·is (tăk′sēz)
v.intr.
1. To be transported by taxi.
2. To move slowly on the ground or on the surface of the water before takeoff or after landing: an airplane taxiing down the runway.
v.tr.
1. To transport by or as if by taxi: taxied the children to dance class; taxi documents to a law office.
2. To cause (an aircraft) to taxi.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
taxi
(ˈtæksɪ)n, pl taxis or taxies
(Commerce) Also called: cab or taxicab a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that may be hired, along with its driver, to carry passengers to any specified destination
vb, taxies, taxiing, taxying or taxied
1. (Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to move along the ground under its own power, esp before takeoff and after landing, or (of an aircraft) to move along the ground in this way
2. (intr) to travel in a taxi
[C20: shortened from taximeter cab]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
tax•i
(ˈtæk si)n., pl. tax•is tax•ies, n.
1. a taxicab.
v.i. 2. to ride or travel in a taxicab.
3. (of an airplane) to move over the surface of the ground or water at slow speed, as in preparing for takeoff.
v.t. 4. to cause (an airplane) to taxi.
[1905–10, Amer.; short for taxicab]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
taxi
Past participle: taxied
Gerund: taxiing/taxying
| Imperative |
|---|
| taxi |
| taxi |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  taxi - a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for moneyauto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" gypsy cab - a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls minicab - a minicar used as a taxicab fleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership |
| Verb | 1. | taxi - travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| 2. | taxi - ride in a taxicab ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
تَاكْسِيتاكْسي، سَيّارَة أجْرَهتَدَرُّج الطائِرَه قَبْل الإقْلاع
taxitaxíkrolovat
taxitaxievogn
kabotaksi
taksi
taksi
taxi
taksi
leigubílltaxataxiaka
タクシー
택시
taksi stovėjimo aikštelė
braukt pa lidlaukutaksometrs
taksówkataxi
rolovať
taksi
taxitaxa
รถแท็กซี่
taksipistte ilerlemekrule yapmak
taxi
taxi
[ˈtæksɪ]A. N (taxis or taxies (pl)) (= cab) → taxi m; (= collective taxi) → colectivo m (LAm), pesero m (Mex)
B. VI
1. (Aer) → rodar por la pista
2. (= go by taxi) → ir en taxi
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
taxi
taxi
:taxicab
n (esp US) → Taxi nt
taxi dancer
n (US) → Tanzdame f
taxi
:taxi driver
n → Taxifahrer(in) m(f)
taximeter
n → Fahrpreisanzeiger m, → Taxameter m (form)
taxi
:taxiplane
n (US) → Lufttaxi nt
taxi rank (Brit), taxi stand (esp US)
n → Taxistand m
taxiway
n (Aviat) → Rollbahn f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
taxi
(ˈtӕksi) – plurals ˈtaxis ~ˈtaxies – noun (also ˈtaxi-cab. (American) cab) a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that can be hired with its driver, especially for short journeys: I took a taxi from the hotel to the station.
verb – 3rd person singular present tense ˈtaxies, ~ˈtaxis: present participle ˈtaxiing, ~ˈtaxying: past tense, past participle ˈtaxied – (of an aeroplane) to move slowly along the ground before beginning to run forward for take-off. The plane taxied along the runway.
ˈtaximeter noun (usually abbreviated to meter) an instrument usually fitted to taxis to show the fare owed for the distance travelled.
taxi rank a place where taxis stand until hired. There is a taxi rank at the railway station.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
taxi
→ تَاكْسِي taxi taxi Taxi ταξί taxi taksi taxi taksi taxi タクシー 택시 taxi drosje taksówka táxi такси taxi รถแท็กซี่ taksi taxi 出租车Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
| Taxi |
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009