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piggyback Definition

piggy·back (pigē bak′)

adverb

  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

Etymology: alt. of pickaback

adjective

  1. on the shoulders or back to give a child a piggyback ride
  2. of a transportation system in which truck trailers are carried on flatcars
  3. fixed to, carried by, connected with, or dependent on something else a local piggyback tax on top of the state sales tax

transitive verb

  1. to carry or transport piggyback
  2. to place on or upon in piggyback fashion piggyback a new tax on the current one

intransitive verb

to be placed or held in piggyback fashion

Browse dictionary entries near piggyback

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  4. piggishly
  5. piggish
  6. pigging
  7. piggin
  8. piggiest
  9. piggies
  10. piggier
  1. piggybacking
  2. pigheaded
  3. pigheadedly
  4. pigheadedness
  5. piglet
  6. pigment
  7. pigmentary
  8. pigmentation
  9. pigmentize
  10. pigmentized