Collocations for taxi - noun

air, water
a water taxi heading for Venice

take
I took a taxi back home.

book (sb) (esp. BrE), call (sb), get (sb), order (sb), phone for (esp. BrE)
I'll get my secretary to call you a taxi.

find
We had some difficulty finding a taxi.

catch, flag, flag down, grab (informal, esp. AmE), hail
We caught a taxi to the airport.

get into, get out of
drive
pay for
share
hire (esp. BrE)
We hired a taxi for the day and went all over the island.

cab
company, firm (BrE)
ride
service
fare
driver
rank (BrE), stand (AmE)

by taxi
a five-minute trip by taxi
I prefer to travel by taxi.