piggyback
/ˈpɪɡiˌbæk/
adverb
- On someone's back, in a piggyback position.
- She carried the backpack piggyback style.
- He lifted the child piggyback and walked to the car.
- The toddler rode piggyback on his mother.
verb
- To carry someone on one's back in a piggyback position.
- Can you piggyback me to the car? My feet hurt.
- The father piggybacked his daughter up the stairs to bed.
- She piggybacked her nephew through the crowded fair.
- To attach or add something to an existing system, plan, or agreement.
- The new feature will piggyback on the existing software update.
- They piggybacked their proposal onto the main contract.
- Small businesses often piggyback on larger companies' shipping networks.
adjective
- Describing a ride or carry on someone's back.
- They invented a piggyback carrier for hiking with kids.
- A piggyback position is safer for carrying small children.
- The piggyback ride made the little boy laugh.
- Describing something that is added onto or dependent on something else.
- The piggyback loan covered the remaining cost of the house.
- They offered a piggyback discount for customers who bought both items.
- The piggyback agreement allowed them to use the same delivery service.
noun
- A ride on someone's back, with arms around the neck and legs around the waist.
- The tired child asked for a piggyback home.
- He gave his little sister a piggyback across the park.
- Piggyback rides are a fun way to carry a young child.