 piggyback |
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| 1. | [ verb ] carry on the back or shoulders | |
| Examples: | "She piggybacked a sick classmate to school" |
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| Related terms: | bear | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (transportation) haul by railroad car | |
| Related terms: | haul | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (transportation) haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars | |
| Related terms: | haul | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (transportation) ride on someone's shoulders or back | |
| Related terms: | ride | |
| 5. | [ adverb ] on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip | |
| Synonyms: | pig-a-back pickaback | |
| Examples: | "she carried her child piggyback" |
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| 6. | [ adverb ] on a railroad flatcar | |
| Synonyms: | pig-a-back pickaback | |
| Examples: | "the trailer rode piggyback across the country" |
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| 7. | [ verb ] support on the back and shoulders | |
| Examples: | "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show" |
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| Related terms: | hold | |
| Similar spelling: |
pig-a-back pickaback |
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