Piggyback Definition & Meaning
piggyback
- adverb
- on a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across the country"
- on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried her child piggyback"
- noun
- the act of carrying something piggyback
- verb
- ride on someone's shoulders or back
- haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars
- haul by railroad car
- support on the back and shoulders; "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show"
- bring into alignment with; "an amendment to piggyback the current law"
Words that rhyme with piggyback
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- What does piggyback mean?
- on a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across the country" on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried her child piggyback" the act of carrying something piggyback ride on someone's shoulders or back haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars haul by railroad car support on the back and shoulders; "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show" bring into alignment with; "an amendment to piggyback the current law"
- What part of speech is piggyback?
- Piggyback is an adverb, a noun, and a verb.
- How many definitions does piggyback have?
- Piggyback has 8 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adverb, noun, verb).