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PIGGYBACK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of carrying something piggyback

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("piggyback" is a kind of...):

carry (the act of carrying something)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring into alignment with

Example:

an amendment to piggyback the current law

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "piggyback" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Support on the back and shoulders

Example:

He piggybacked her child so she could see the show

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "piggyback" is one way to...):

bear; carry; hold (support or hold in a certain manner)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Haul by railroad car

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "piggyback" is one way to...):

haul (transport in a vehicle)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "piggyback" is one way to...):

haul (transport in a vehicle)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 5

Meaning:

Ride on someone's shoulders or back

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "piggyback" is one way to...):

ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

 III. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip

Example:

she carried her child piggyback

Synonyms:

pickaback; pig-a-back; piggyback

Classified under:

Adverbs

Sense 2

Meaning:

On a railroad flatcar

Example:

the trailer rode piggyback across the country

Synonyms:

pickaback; pig-a-back; piggyback

Classified under:

Adverbs

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