piggyback
On somebody's back or shouldersOn somebody's back or shoulders.
» Tom gave Mary a piggyback ride.
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1 senses(not comparable)On somebody's back or shoulders.
to ride piggyback
huckepack
на спине́na spiné, на зако́ркахna zakórkax
on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip
Examples
3 sentencesTom gave Mary a piggyback ride.
Daddy, I can't walk any more. Could you give me a piggyback ride?
The strategy is light on legislative or funding promises, mostly piggybacking on existing laws and funds.
Translations
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Origin
A corruption of pickaback, itself a corruption of pick-pack, like a pack.A corruption of pickaback, itself a corruption of pick-pack, like a pack.
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