taxi — meaning in English

English meaning

• taxi noun A car that can be hired, along with a driver, to take passengers to a destination for a fare.
• taxis noun The movement of an organism toward or away from a stimulus, such as light or chemicals.

Senses

taxi is used for these senses in English:

• taxi A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
• taxis (biology) The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.

taxi — full definition

1. noun A car that can be hired, along with a driver, to take passengers to a destination for a fare.
2. verb (of an aircraft) To move slowly along the ground under its own power, before or after flying.
3. verb To travel somewhere by taxi.

taxis — full definition

1. noun The movement of an organism toward or away from a stimulus, such as light or chemicals.
2. noun (medicine) The manual manipulation of a displaced body part back into its normal position.