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piggyback — [[t]pɪ̱gibæk[/t]] piggybacks, piggybacking, piggybacked also piggy back 1) N COUNT If you give someone a piggyback, you carry them high on your back, supporting them under their knees. They give each other piggy back rides. ADV: ADV after v… … English dictionary
piggyback — pig‧gy‧back [ˈpɪgibæk] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to use a situation that already exists in order to do or get what you want: piggyback on/onto • Some pharmaceutical companies piggyback on existing brands by borrowing parts of their… … Financial and business terms
piggyback — [pig′ē bak΄] adv. [alt. of PICKABACK] 1. on the shoulders or back [to carry a child piggyback] 2. by a piggyback transportation system 3. so as to be fixed to, carried by, connected with, or dependent on something else adj. 1. on the shoulders or … English World dictionary
piggyback — pig•gy•back [[t]ˈpɪg iˌbæk[/t]] adv. 1) on the back or shoulders: The child rode piggyback on her father[/ex] 2) astride the back or shoulders: a piggyback ride[/ex] 3) cvb attached to, carried on, or allied with something else: a piggyback… … From formal English to slang
piggyback — I UK [ˈpɪɡɪˌbæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms piggyback : singular piggyback plural piggybacks if you give someone a piggyback, you carry them on your back with your arms supporting their legs Derived words: piggyback UK / US adjective a… … English dictionary
piggyback — I. adverb also pickaback Etymology: alteration of earlier a pick pack, of unknown origin Date: 1565 1. up on the back and shoulders 2. on or as if on the back of another; especially on a railroad flatcar II. noun also pickaback … New Collegiate Dictionary
piggyback — pig|gy|back1 [ˈpıgibæk] n also piggyback .ride if you give someone, especially a child, a piggyback, you carry them high on your shoulders, supporting them with your hands under their legs >piggyback adv piggyback 2 piggyback2 v [i]informal to … Dictionary of contemporary English
piggyback — 1. adjective On somebodys back or shoulders. a piggyback ride 2. adverb On somebodys back or shoulders. to ride piggyback 3. verb a) To … Wiktionary
piggyback — pig|gy|back1 [ pıgi,bæk ] noun count if you give someone a piggyback, you carry them on your back with your arms supporting their legs ╾ pig|gy|back adjective: a piggyback ride ╾ pig|gy|back adverb piggyback pig|gy|back 2 [ pıgi,bæk ] verb… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
piggyback — 1 noun (C) a ride on someone s back or shoulders: Please, Uncle Jack, give me a piggyback! piggyback adverb 2 verb (I) AmE informal to join or be joined with something that is larger, more important or more effective (+ on/onto): videos that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
