piggybacking

pig·gy·back

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pig-ee-bak]
- /ˈpɪg iˌbæk/
- /ˈpɪɡ.i.bæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pig-ee-bak]
- /ˈpɪg iˌbæk/

Definitions of piggybacking word

adverb piggybacking on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father. 1
adjective piggybacking astride the back or shoulders: a piggyback ride. 1
adjective piggybacking sharing commercial time, space, etc.: piggyback advertising. 1
adjective piggybacking carryable or attachable: a piggyback turbine unit. 1
adjective piggybacking added or tacked on; supplementary: a piggyback clause. 1
adjective piggybacking 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 piggybacking

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90; alteration of pickaback

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Parts of speech for Piggybacking

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Piggybacking

piggybacking 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.

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