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Piggyback

A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.

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📖 Definitions of "Piggyback"

noun

1
A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.
2
An act or instance of piggybacking.

verb

1
To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
"The popular host can’t claim credit for the trade, though. The idea wasn’t his. He piggybacked off another successful investor who had a history of picking winners."
2
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.
3
To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP.
4
To carry someone on the back or shoulders.

adjective

1
On somebody's back or shoulders.
"a piggyback ride"
2
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

1
On somebody's back or shoulders.
"to ride piggyback"

🔄 Synonyms of "Piggyback"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pickabackverb	(Carried) on the back or the shoulders.
pig-a-backnoun	Archaic form of piggyback (“a ride on somebody's back or shoulders”). [(countable) A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Piggyback"

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Word	Definition
pickabackverb	(Carried) on the back or the shoulders.
pig-a-backnoun	Archaic form of piggyback (“a ride on somebody's back or shoulders”). [(countable) A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.]
connectverb	(transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
resumeverb	(chiefly Canada, US, Australia, Philippines) A summary or account of education and employment experiences and qualifications; a curriculum vitae (often for presentation to a potential future employer when applying for a job).
logonnoun	(computing) The process of logging on.
piggy-backverb	Alternative form of piggy back.
doggy stylenoun	(slang, of sexual intercourse) In a position whereby one partner is on all fours and the other partner is penetrating from behind.
back	(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
swayedverb	Bent backwards, as in swayback
heels over head	Synonym of head over heels.
carry-onnoun	That luggage or baggage which is taken onto an airplane (or a ferry, etc.) with a passenger, rather than checked.
push-and-pullnoun	Synonym of push-pull.
seesawy	(informal) Moving alternately up and down, either physically or figuratively.
juggynoun	(climbing) Involving one or more jugs as hand holds
caught on the hop	(informal) In a situation for which one is unprepared.
akimbo	Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo.
rockingnoun	The motion of something that rocks.
tiptoenoun	(usually in the plural) The tip of the toe.
sinkynoun	(informal) Into which one can sink.
sit-up-and-begnoun	(cycling, specifically) Of a bicycle: having handlebars that are rather high and curve backwards, so that the rider sits upright rather than hunching forward; also, of the handlebars of a bicycle: rather high and curving backwards, thus requiring the rider to sit upright.