Definition of "taxi" []

• A taxicab. (noun)
• To be transported by taxi. (verb-intransitive)
• To move slowly on the ground or on the surface of the water before takeoff or after landing: an airplane taxiing down the runway. (verb-intransitive)
• To transport by or as if by taxi: taxied the children to dance class; taxi documents to a law office. (verb-transitive)
• To cause (an aircraft) to taxi. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Also taking a taxi is an option is you are gettingback late but they tend to be more expensive."
• "Maybe the taxi is a good idea, even though I will probably get stopped."
• "Know you need to use what they call taxi cab to get yourself to where you need to go."