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What does piggyback mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word piggyback? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. On somebody's back or shoulders.
  2. Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.
Adverb
  1. On somebody's back or shoulders.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
  2. (Internet) To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge.
  3. (Internet) Utilizing last mile wiring (not wireless slang) rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP, last milers are obligated to sell to competitors in places like Canada.
  4. (transitive) to carry someone on the back or shoulders.
  5. To transport a lorry / truck on a flatbed railway waggon
Noun
  1. A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.
  2. An act or instance of piggybacking.
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