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piggyback
adverb
noun
verb
On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip
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adverb
On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip
“She carried her child piggyback”
adverb
On a railroad flatcar
“The trailer rode piggyback across the country”
noun
The act of carrying something piggyback
verb
Bring into alignment with
“An amendment to piggyback the current law”
verb
Support on the back and shoulders
“He piggybacked her child so she could see the show”
verb
Haul by railroad car
verb
Haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars
verb
Ride on someone's shoulders or back
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She carried her child piggyback
The trailer rode piggyback across the country
An amendment to piggyback the current law
He piggybacked her child so she could see the show
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