piggyback
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
A corruption of pickaback, itself a corruption of pick-pack, like a pack.
Adjective [edit]
piggyback (comparative more piggyback, superlative most piggyback)
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- On somebody's back or shoulders.
- a piggyback ride
- Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.
- Until this time the railroads had favored piggyback services (...) (John H. Mahoney, Intermodal Freight Transportation, 1985)
Adverb [edit]
piggyback (comparative more piggyback, superlative most piggyback)
- On somebody's back or shoulders.
- to ride piggyback
Synonyms [edit]
- (on somebody's back or shoulders): pooseback (some US dialects)
Translations [edit]
on somebody's back or shoulders
Verb [edit]
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.
