piggyback meaning and definition

PIGGYBACK noun

Definition of piggyback (noun)

1. the act of carrying something piggyback

PIGGYBACK verb

Definition of piggyback (verb)

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

PIGGYBACK adverb

Definition of piggyback (adverb)

1. on a railroad flatcar
   • "the trailer rode piggyback across the country"
   • synonyms: pickaback, pig-a-back
2. on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip
   • "she carried her child piggyback"
   • synonyms: pickaback, pig-a-back