piggyback
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
A corruption of pickaback, itself a corruption of pick-pack, like a pack.
[edit] Adjective
piggyback (comparative more piggyback, superlative most piggyback)
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- On somebody's back or shoulders.
- a piggyback ride
[edit] Adverb
piggyback (comparative more piggyback, superlative most piggyback)
- On somebody's back or shoulders.
- to ride piggyback
[edit] Verb
piggyback (third-person singular simple present piggybacks, present participle piggybacking, simple past and past participle piggybacked)
- (transitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
- They tried to piggyback that proposal on the rivers and harbors bill.
- 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.
- (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.
- (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.
