piggyback

  • (r) on a railroad flatcar
    • the trailer rode piggyback across the country
    pickaback, pig-a-back,
  • (r) on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip
    • she carried her child piggyback
    pickaback, pig-a-back,

Nouns

  • (n) the act of carrying something piggyback

Verbs

  • (v) ride on someone's shoulders or back
  • (v) haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars
  • (v) haul by railroad car
  • (v) support on the back and shoulders
    • He piggybacked her child so she could see the show
  • (v) bring into alignment with
    • an amendment to piggyback the current law

Synonyms

pickaback pig-a-back

Words of close approximity

piggyback plant