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- [pig-ee-bak]
- /ˈpɪg iˌbæk/
- /ˈpɪɡ.i.bæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pig-ee-bak]
- /ˈpɪg iˌbæk/
Definitions of piggyback word
- adverb piggyback on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father. 1
- adjective piggyback astride the back or shoulders: a piggyback ride. 1
- adjective piggyback sharing commercial time, space, etc.: piggyback advertising. 1
- adjective piggyback carryable or attachable: a piggyback turbine unit. 1
- adjective piggyback added or tacked on; supplementary: a piggyback clause. 1
- adjective piggyback noting or pertaining to the carrying of one vehicle or the like by another, as the carrying of loaded truck trailers on flatcars. 1
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Origin of piggyback
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; alteration of pickaback
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Piggyback
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piggyback popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
piggyback usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piggyback
verb piggyback
- add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.
- anted — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anteed — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
- bring to — If you bring someone to when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
adj piggyback
adjective piggyback
- athwart — transversely; from one side to another
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See also
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