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piggyback

adverb noun verb

On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
K
Contains
IG
Scrabble score
24

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adverb

  1. On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip

    “She carried her child piggyback”

adverb

  1. On a railroad flatcar

    “The trailer rode piggyback across the country”

noun

  1. The act of carrying something piggyback

verb

  1. Bring into alignment with

    “An amendment to piggyback the current law”

verb

  1. Support on the back and shoulders

    “He piggybacked her child so she could see the show”

verb

  1. Haul by railroad car

verb

  1. Haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars

verb

  1. Ride on someone's shoulders or back

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Example Sentences

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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