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piggyback

adverbverbnoun /pɪɡibæk/ 3 syllables 9 letters Scrabble 24 WWF 28
Definitions
adverb

on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip

“she carried her child piggyback”

adverb

on a railroad flatcar

“the trailer rode piggyback across the country”

verb

bring into alignment with

“an amendment to piggyback the current law”

verb

haul by railroad car

verb

haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars

verb

ride on someone's shoulders or back

verb

support on the back and shoulders

“He piggybacked her child so she could see the show”

noun

the act of carrying something piggyback

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