piggyback

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Synonyms: piggybank, piggy back, piggy-back, piggy bank, piggybacks, pingback

Antonyms: piggybank, piggy back, piggy-back, piggy bank, piggybacks, pingback

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Adjective

1. On somebody's back or [[shoulder]]s.
2. 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. Attached or appended to something larger or more important.

Adverb

1. On somebody's back or [[shoulder]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To carry (someone) on the back or shoulders.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To ride on someone's back or shoulders.
3. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[attach]] or [[append]] something to another (usually larger) object or event.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|Internet}} 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.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|Internet}} To utilize "[[last mile|last-mile]]" wiring rented from a larger owner [[ISP]] by a smaller ISP.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[transport]] (a [[lorry]]/[[truck]]) on a [[flatbed]] [[railway]] [[wagon]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To enter a secured area at the same time along with (someone having authorized access); to [[tailgate]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.
2. An act or instance of [[piggybacking]].
3. {{lb|en|medicine|countable|uncountable}} The connection of one [[intravenous]] [[drip]] to another.

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