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Rarepiggyback
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.A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.
- 2.An act or instance of piggybacking.
verb
- 1.To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
- 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.To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP.
- 4.To carry someone on the back or shoulders.
- 5.To transport (a lorry/truck) on a flatbed railway waggon
adjective
- 1.On somebody's back or shoulders.
- 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.On somebody's back or shoulders.
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