She went outside and 'hailed a taxi'. [=waved or called for a taxi to pull over and stop]
The pilot 'taxied' the plane out to the runway.
We caught/took/got a 'taxi' to the restaurant.
(..) No point sitting at home when there's finally something fun going on! - Look at you, all happy. It's not decent. - Who cares about decent? The game, Mrs Hudson, is on! Taxi! - OK, you've got questions... - Yeah, where are we going? Crime scene. Next? - Who are you? What do you do? (..)2010 TvShow: Sherlock Title: A Study in Pink Season: 1 Episode 1
(..) He loved his family and his work, and that he should have taken his own life in this way is a mystery and a shock to all who knew him. Yes, yes! Taxi! - I'll be back in two minutes, mate. - What? - I'm just going home to get my umbrella. - You can share mine. Two minutes, all right? (..)2010 TvShow: Sherlock Title: A Study in Pink Season: 1 Episode 1