/tak"see/ , n. , pl. taxis or taxies , v. , taxied, taxiing or taxying .
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 under its own power.
v.t.
4. to cause (an airplane) to taxi.
[ 1905-10, Amer.; short for TAXICAB ]