piggyback
/ˈpɪɡibæk/noun
उच्चारण पिगिबैक
किसी की पीठ पर सवारी, कंधे या पीठ पर चढ़ना
Core word
noun
- 1
[C]
a ride on someone's back, with your arms around their neck and your legs held by their arms
किसी की पीठ पर सवारी, कंधे या पीठ पर चढ़ना
- The little boy asked his father for a piggyback.
- Radhika gave her younger brother a piggyback across the muddy lane.
- The child fell asleep on his uncle's piggyback during the long walk home.
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- Can I have a piggyback, Dad? My legs are tired.
- The two cousins raced each other, one giving the other a piggyback.
verb
- 1
[T] ~ sb
to carry someone on your back
किसी को पीठ पर लादकर ले जाना
- He piggybacked his tired son home from the fair.
- The guide piggybacked the injured trekker down the narrow path.
- She piggybacked her little sister over the flooded lane.
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- He piggybacked his friend to the first-aid tent.
- 2
[I] ~ on sth
to use something that already exists to help you get what you want, often in an unfair way
किसी मौजूदा चीज़ का फ़ायदा उठाना, दूसरे के सहारे आगे बढ़ना
- The new app piggybacks on the popularity of an older one.
- The company piggybacked on its rival's advertising campaign.
- Smaller brands often piggyback on the success of bigger ones.
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- The start-up piggybacked on an existing network to reach customers quickly.
- They were accused of piggybacking on other people's research.