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Definition of Piggyback

1. Noun. The act of carrying something piggyback.

2. Verb. Ride on someone's shoulders or back.

3. Adverb. On a railroad flatcar. "The trailer rode piggyback across the country"

4. Verb. Haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars.

5. Adverb. On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip. "She carried her child piggyback"

6. Verb. Haul by railroad car.

7. Verb. Support on the back and shoulders. "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show"

8. Verb. Bring into alignment with. "An amendment to piggyback the current law"

Definition of Piggyback

1. Adjective. On somebody's back or shoulders. ¹

2. Adverb. On somebody's back or shoulders. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event. ¹

4. Verb. (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. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive Internet) Utilizing last mile wiring (not wireless slang) rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP, last milers are obligated to sell to competitors in places like Canada. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Piggyback

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Piggyback

pigging pigging out piggings piggins piggish piggishly piggishness piggishnesses piggy piggyBac

piggy bank piggy banks piggy in the middle piggy wiggies piggy wiggy piggyback (current term) piggyback plant piggybacked piggybackee piggybackees

piggybacker piggybackers piggybacking piggybacks piggybank piggybanks pigheaded pigheadedly pigheadedness pigheadednesses

Literary usage of Piggyback

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. SAS/ETS(R) 9.1 User's Guide, Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4 by SAS Institute (2004)
"piggyback Loans The piggyback loan is becoming a widely available alternative. ... The piggyback allows a secondary home equity loan to be packaged with a ..."

2. Report of the Railway Accounting Officers by Association of American Railroads Accounting Division (1888)
"13.2 piggyback Statistical Survey—Costs: During the discussion of Subject 5.9 "piggyback Statistical Survey—Traffic" at the February meeting, Mr. SA Towne, ..."

3. Breaking Into the Trade Game: A Small Business Guide to Exporting edited by Kathy Parker (1997)
"piggyback Exporting Allowing another company, which already has an export distribution system in place, to sell your company's product in addition to its ..."

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