1. Any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
   "Cultivated cabbage is a staple ingredient in many traditional dishes around the world";
   - cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea
    
2. Any of various types of cabbage
   "The coleslaw was made with finely shredded cabbage";
   - chou
    
3. [US, informal] The most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
   "we tried to collect the cabbage he owed us";
   - money, coin [US, informal], boodle [informal], bread [informal], clams [US, informal], dinero [N. Amer, informal], dough [informal], gelt [informal], kale [US, informal], lettuce [US, informal], lolly [Brit, informal], lucre [informal], loot [informal], moolah [N. Amer, informal], pelf [archaic, informal], scratch [informal], shekels [informal], simoleons [US, informal], sugar [informal], wampum [N. Amer, informal], wonga [Brit, informal], moola [N. Amer, informal], brass [Brit, informal], dibs [archaic, informal], spondulix [Brit, informal], spondulicks [Brit, informal], mazuma [US, informal], dosh [Brit, informal]
    
4. [Brit, informal] (derogatory) a person whose body or brain has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment
   "After the accident, his family feared he might become a cabbage";
   - vegetable [informal]

1. Take by theft
   "He was going to cabbage the phone someone had left behind";
   - hook [informal], snitch [informal], thieve, cop [informal], knock off [informal], glom [N. Amer, informal], boost [N. Amer, informal], pilfer, purloin [informal], pinch [Brit, informal], abstract [informal], snarf [N. Amer, informal], swipe [informal], sneak [informal], filch [informal], nobble [Brit, informal], lift [informal], nick [Brit, informal], snatch [informal], whip [Brit, informal], blag [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: cabbages, cabbaged, cabbaging

Type of: crucifer, cruciferous plant, cruciferous vegetable, medium of exchange, monetary system, rip [N. Amer, informal], rip off [informal], steal

Part of: Brassica, genus Brassica, money supply

Encyclopedia: Cabbage, Goat, Wolf problem