Piggyback

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪɡiːˌbæk/

Piggyback (verb)

  1. to ride on someone's back or shoulders
  2. to use something that already exists to achieve your goal

Examples

  • The child loves to piggyback on his father's shoulders.
  • She offered to piggyback her little brother to the park.

Common collocations: piggyback ride, give a piggyback, piggyback on, piggyback off, piggyback ride

Piggyback (noun)

  1. a ride on someone's back or shoulders

Examples

  • He gave her a piggyback to the top of the hill.
  • A piggyback is fun for kids at the park.

Synonyms of Piggyback

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Piggyback

  • when referring to letting go or releasing