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English noun: piggyback | |||
| 1. | piggyback (act) the act of carrying something piggyback | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carry | ||
English adverb: piggyback | |||
| 1. | piggyback on a railroad flatcar | ||
| Samples | The trailer rode piggyback across the country. | ||
| Synonyms | pickaback, pig-a-back | ||
| 2. | piggyback on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip | ||
| Samples | She carried her child piggyback. | ||
| Synonyms | pickaback, pig-a-back | ||
English verb: piggyback | |||
| 1. | piggyback (motion) ride on someone's shoulders or back | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ride | ||
| 2. | piggyback (contact) haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | haul | ||
| 3. | piggyback (contact) haul by railroad car | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | haul | ||
| 4. | piggyback (contact) support on the back and shoulders | ||
| Samples | He piggybacked her child so she could see the show. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bear, carry, hold | ||
| 5. | piggyback (change) bring into alignment with | ||
| Samples | An amendment to piggyback the current law. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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