to carry sb piggyback

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• piggyback — adv. to carry smb. piggyback ( to carry smb. on one s shoulders ) * * * [ pɪgɪbæk] to carry smb. piggyback ( to carry smb. on one s shoulders ) …   Combinatory dictionary

• piggyback — [pig′ē bak΄] adv. [alt. of PICKABACK] 1. on the shoulders or back [to carry a child piggyback] 2. by a piggyback transportation system 3. so as to be fixed to, carried by, connected with, or dependent on something else adj. 1. on the shoulders or …   English World dictionary

• piggyback — ► NOUN ▪ a ride on someone s back and shoulders. ► ADVERB ▪ on the back and shoulders of another person. ► VERB ▪ carry by or as if by means of a piggyback …   English terms dictionary

• piggyback — /pig ee bak /, adv. 1. on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father. adj. 2. astride the back or shoulders: a piggyback ride. 3. sharing commercial time, space, etc.: piggyback advertising. 4. carryable or attachable: a… …   Universalium

• piggyback — pig•gy•back [[t]ˈpɪg iˌbæk[/t]] adv. 1) on the back or shoulders: The child rode piggyback on her father[/ex] 2) astride the back or shoulders: a piggyback ride[/ex] 3) cvb attached to, carried on, or allied with something else: a piggyback… …   From formal English to slang

• piggyback — I UK [ˈpɪɡɪˌbæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms piggyback : singular piggyback plural piggybacks if you give someone a piggyback, you carry them on your back with your arms supporting their legs Derived words: piggyback UK / US adjective a… …   English dictionary

• piggyback — pig|gy|back1 [ˈpıgibæk] n also piggyback .ride if you give someone, especially a child, a piggyback, you carry them high on your shoulders, supporting them with your hands under their legs >piggyback adv piggyback 2 piggyback2 v [i]informal to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• piggyback — [[t]pɪ̱gibæk[/t]] piggybacks, piggybacking, piggybacked also piggy back 1) N COUNT If you give someone a piggyback, you carry them high on your back, supporting them under their knees. They give each other piggy back rides. ADV: ADV after v… …   English dictionary

• piggyback — I. adverb also pickaback Etymology: alteration of earlier a pick pack, of unknown origin Date: 1565 1. up on the back and shoulders 2. on or as if on the back of another; especially on a railroad flatcar II. noun also pickaback …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• piggyback — pig|gy|back1 [ pıgi,bæk ] noun count if you give someone a piggyback, you carry them on your back with your arms supporting their legs ╾ pig|gy|back adjective: a piggyback ride ╾ pig|gy|back adverb piggyback pig|gy|back 2 [ pıgi,bæk ] verb… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• piggyback — noun a ride on someone s back and shoulders. adverb on the back and shoulders of another person. verb 1》 carry by or as if by means of a piggyback. 2》 mount on or attach to (an existing object or system) …   English new terms dictionary