piggyback

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) On somebody's back or shoulders.
2. (not-comparable) Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.
3. (not-comparable) Attached or appended to something larger or more important.

Adv

On somebody's back or shoulders.

Verb

1. (transitive) To carry (someone) on the back or shoulders.
2. (ambitransitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
3. (Internet, transitive) To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge.
4. (Internet, transitive) To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP.
5. (transitive) To transport (a lorry/truck) on a flatbed railway wagon.
6. (transitive) To enter a secured area at the same time along with (someone having authorized access); to tailgate.

Noun

1. (countable) A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.
2. (countable, uncountable) An act or instance of piggybacking.
3. (countable, uncountable) The connection of one intravenous drip to another.

Synonyms

pickaback

pig-a-back

joint

hook up

carry

link up

attach

avail

bear

🐻

channel

chauffeur

colligate

combined

conduct

connect

convey

deliver

dribble

drive

drive around

employ

engage

engraft

ferry

⛴️

guide

haul

join

link

🔗

lock

🔒

make use of

mesh

miter

mount

on the back

operate

pass

piece

plug

propel

put on

rebate

relate

road-rail transport

ship

🚢

splice

string

🪢

string up

subjoin

suffix

supplement

Translations

huckepack

ferroutage

الارتباع

يستغل

aprofitar

a coll

ausbeuten

abhängig sein

ausnutzen

ausnützen

gemischt

hinzufügen

🗣️

Huckepack

sich stützen

استغل

Etymology

A corruption of pickaback, itself a corruption of pick-pack, like a pack.