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piggyback

The correct spelling is piggyback.

How to pronounce piggyback

noun

Say it like: Pig-jyb-ak

The correct spelling is piggyback. A ride on somebody's back or shoulders. For example: "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."

Usage Examples

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.

a piggyback ride

to ride piggyback

Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
  2. 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. 3.To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP.
  4. 4.To carry someone on the back or shoulders.
  5. 5.To transport (a lorry/truck) on a flatbed railway waggon

adjective

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

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