PIGGYBACK

piggyback, pickaback, pig-a-back

(adverb) on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; “she carried her child piggyback”

piggyback, pickaback, pig-a-back

(adverb) on a railroad flatcar; “the trailer rode piggyback across the country”

piggyback

(noun) the act of carrying something piggyback

piggyback

(verb) bring into alignment with; “an amendment to piggyback the current law”

piggyback

(verb) support on the back and shoulders; “He piggybacked her child so she could see the show”

piggyback

(verb) haul by railroad car

piggyback

(verb) haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars

piggyback

(verb) ride on someone’s shoulders or back

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

piggyback (not comparable)

On somebody's back or shoulders.

Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.

Adverb

piggyback (not comparable)

On somebody's back or shoulders.

Synonyms

• (on somebody's back or shoulders): pooseback (some US dialects)

Verb

piggyback (third-person singular simple present piggybacks, present participle piggybacking, simple past and past participle piggybacked)

(transitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.

(transitive, Internet) To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge.

(transitive, Internet) To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP.

(transitive) to carry someone on the back or shoulders.

(transitive) To transport (a lorry/truck) on a flatbed railway waggon

(transitive) To enter a secured area at the same time along with someone having authorized access; to tailgate

Noun

piggyback (plural piggybacks)

A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.

An act or instance of piggybacking.

Source: Wiktionary



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