piggybacking
The act or process by which someone piggybacksThe act or process by which someone piggybacks.: Riding on someone else's back.
Meaning
4 sensesThe act or process by which someone piggybacks.
(uncountable)Riding on someone else's back.
No piggybacking or other horseplay is allowed in the hallways.
(uncountable)Transport involving vehicles arranged in an analogous way.
(uncountable)Inappropriately gaining entry into a restricted area, past a checkpoint, by tagging along behind another person who is authorized.
The security team watches who comes through the door, and they will stop anyone who is seen piggybacking behind a badgeholder.
(uncountable)Joining in an activity that is initiated or led by someone else.
Piggybacking on others' innovations seems to be his only plan for success.
Origin
See piggyback.See piggyback.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.