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PIGGYBACK

(noun, adverb, verb, adj.)

Definitions

There are 10 meanings of the word Piggyback.

Piggyback - as a noun

The act of carrying something piggyback

Piggyback - as an adverb

On a railroad flatcar

Example: "The trailer rode piggyback across the country"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
pickaback25pig-a-back

On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip

Example: "She carried her child piggyback"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
pickaback25pig-a-back

Piggyback - as a verb

Ride on someone's shoulders or back

Haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars

Haul by railroad car

Support on the back and shoulders

Example: "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show"

Bring into alignment with

Example: "An amendment to piggyback the current law"

Piggyback - as an adjective

On somebody's back or shoulders.

Example: "A piggyback ride"

Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. for example, a truck on a train.

Example Sentences

"She gave her little brother a piggyback ride around the park."
"The child climbed onto his father's back and enjoyed a piggyback."
"The girls took turns giving each other piggybacks in the schoolyard."
"I remember those days when my dad would piggyback me to bed."
"The toddler clung tightly to his mother's neck during the piggyback ride."
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Word Game Points

Is PIGGYBACK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, piggyback is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

PIGGYBACK has a SCRABBLE points total of 24.

Is PIGGYBACK a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, piggyback is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
PIGGYBACK has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 28.

Is PIGGYBACK a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, piggyback is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
PIGGYBACK has a WORDFEUD points total of 29.

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