- piggyback
- piggyback 1838, probably a folk etymology alteration of pick pack (1560s), which perhaps is from pick, a dialectal variant of PITCH (Cf. pitch) (v.).
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piggyback — pig‧gy‧back [ˈpɪgibæk] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to use a situation that already exists in order to do or get what you want: piggyback on/onto • Some pharmaceutical companies piggyback on existing brands by borrowing parts of their… … Financial and business terms
piggyback — [pig′ē bak΄] adv. [alt. of PICKABACK] 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 adj. 1. on the shoulders or … English World dictionary
Piggyback — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Piggybacking es un término referido al acceso a una red inalámbrica de internet con tu propio ordenador dentro de la red de otra conexión inalámbrica, sin el permiso o el conocimiento explícito de suscriptor. Es una… … Wikipedia Español
piggyback — ► NOUN ▪ a ride on someone s back and shoulders. ► ADVERB ▪ on the back and shoulders of another person. ► VERB ▪ carry by or as if by means of a piggyback … English terms dictionary
piggyback — To move a single tractor trailer onto a special rail flatcar. (Also called trailer on flatcar service) … Glossary of postal terms
piggyback — I UK [ˈpɪɡɪˌbæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms piggyback : singular piggyback plural piggybacks if you give someone a piggyback, you carry them on your back with your arms supporting their legs Derived words: piggyback UK / US adjective a… … English dictionary
piggyback — /pig ee bak /, adv. 1. on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father. adj. 2. astride the back or shoulders: a piggyback ride. 3. sharing commercial time, space, etc.: piggyback advertising. 4. carryable or attachable: a… … Universalium
piggyback — pig|gy|back1 [ˈpıgibæk] n also piggyback .ride if you give someone, especially a child, a piggyback, you carry them high on your shoulders, supporting them with your hands under their legs >piggyback adv piggyback 2 piggyback2 v [i]informal to … Dictionary of contemporary English
piggyback — [[t]pɪ̱gibæk[/t]] piggybacks, piggybacking, piggybacked also piggy back 1) N COUNT If you give someone a piggyback, you carry them high on your back, supporting them under their knees. They give each other piggy back rides. ADV: ADV after v… … English dictionary
piggyback — pig•gy•back [[t]ˈpɪg iˌbæk[/t]] adv. 1) on the back or shoulders: The child rode piggyback on her father[/ex] 2) astride the back or shoulders: a piggyback ride[/ex] 3) cvb attached to, carried on, or allied with something else: a piggyback… … From formal English to slang
