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1. (

• piggyback

) the act of carrying something piggyback ;

1. (

• piggyback

) ride on someone's shoulders or back ;

2. (

• piggyback ,

) haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars ;

3. (

• piggyback ,

) haul by railroad car ;

4. (

• piggyback

) support on the back and shoulders; "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show" ;

5. (

• piggyback

) bring into alignment with; "an amendment to piggyback the current law" ;

1. (

• piggyback ,
• pickaback ,
• pig-a-back ,

) on a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across the country" ;

2. (

• piggyback ,
• pickaback ,
• pig-a-back

) on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried her child piggyback" ;