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Noun
S:
(n)
piggyback
(the act of carrying something piggyback)
Verb
S:
(v)
piggyback
(ride on someone's shoulders or back)
S:
(v)
piggyback
(haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars)
S:
(v)
piggyback
(haul by railroad car)
S:
(v)
piggyback
(support on the back and shoulders)
"He piggybacked her child so she could see the show"
S:
(v)
piggyback
(bring into alignment with)
"an amendment to piggyback the current law"
Adverb
S:
(adv)
piggyback
,
pickaback
,
pig-a-back
(on a railroad flatcar)
"the trailer rode piggyback across the country"
S:
(adv)
piggyback
,
pickaback
,
pig-a-back
(on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip)
"she carried her child piggyback"