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Antonyms for piggyback
Grammar : Adj, verb |
Spell : pig-ee-bak |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪg iˌbæk |
- abandon
- abbreviate
- abridge
- abstain
- add
- allocate
- avoid
- back out
- be honest
- be immune
- close
- compress
- condense
- contract
- curtail
- decline
- decrease
- deduct
- deflate
- degrade
- demolish
- deny
- depress
- descend
- desist
- destroy
- detach
- diminish
- disallow
- discontinue
- discourage
- disenchant
- dismantle
- disperse
- dispose
- dissuade
- distribute
- dodge
- drop
- end
- fail
- fall
- fall behind
- free
- give
- give up
- halt
- harm
- hide
- hinder
- hold
- hold back
- hurt
- ignore
- keep
- leave
- lessen
- let go
- lose
- lower
- maintain
- misconceive
- misunderstand
- narrow
- neglect
- offer
- pass up
- quit
- raze
- receive
- reduce
- refuse
- reject
- remain
- remove
- replace
- repulse
- restrict
- retain
- retreat
- reveal
- shorten
- shrink
- shrivel
- shun
- simplify
- stay
- stop
- subtract
- take
- tangle
- thin
- turn off
- uncomplicate
- uncover
- undermine
- unpack
- untie
- weaken
- withdraw
- withhold
Definition of piggyback
Origin :- 1823, probably a folk etymology alteration of pick pack (1560s), which perhaps is from pick, a dialectal variant of pitch (v.1). As a verb from 1952.
- As in astride : adj with a leg on either side
- As in pack : verb transport, carry
- As in augment : verb make greater; improve
- As in take : verb carry, transport; accompany
- As in top : verb place on or reach highest part
- As in transport : verb move, transfer
- As in bring : verb transport or accompany
- As in add : verb adjoin, increase; make further comment
- As in expand : verb extend, augment
- As in fetch : verb go get, bring in
- Anketam, you could carry me piggyback, while Blejjo goes over to fetch my pole.
- Extract from : « The Destroyers » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- Piggyback Service economies - These are economies, which provide predator economies with services.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
Synonyms for piggyback
- add to
- affix
- aggrandize
- amplify
- annex
- ante
- append
- ascend
- astraddle
- athwart
- attend
- augment
- back
- be sold for
- bear
- beef up
- bloat
- blow up
- bolster
- boost
- bring
- bring back
- bring to
- broaden
- buck
- build
- build up
- bulk up
- burgeon
- call for
- cap
- carry
- cart
- chaperon
- charge up
- climb
- cloak
- clothe
- companion
- compound
- conduct
- consort
- continue
- convey
- convoy
- cover
- crest
- crown
- cue in
- deliver
- detail
- develop
- diffuse
- dilate
- distend
- draw forth
- drive
- earn
- elaborate
- elicit
- embellish
- enhance
- enlarge
- escort
- expand
- explicate
- extend
- face
- fan out
- fatten
- ferry
- fetch
- figure in
- fill out
- finish
- flesh out
- freight
- garnish
- gather
- get
- give rise to
- go for
- go with
- grow
- guide
- gun
- haul
- heat up
- heel
- heighten
- hike
- hike up
- hitch on
- hook on
- hook up with
- hump
- import
- include
- increase
- inflate
- intensify
- jack up
- jag
- jazz up
- join together
- journey
- lead
- lengthen
- lug
- magnify
- make
- mount
- move
- multiply
- mushroom
- obtain
- on the back of
- open
- open out
- outspread
- pack
- pad
- parlay
- pick up
- piggyback
- pilot
- plug into
- pour it on
- produce
- progress
- prolong
- protect
- protract
- puff up
- pyramid
- raise
- realize
- reinforce
- remove
- reply
- retrieve
- ride
- roof
- run
- run up
- say further
- scale
- schlepp
- sell
- sell for
- ship
- shlep
- shoulder
- sitting on
- slap on
- snowball
- soup up
- speed up
- spike
- spread
- spread out
- spread over
- steer
- step up
- straddling
- strengthen
- stretch
- stretch out
- superimpose
- supplement
- surmount
- sweeten
- swell
- tack on
- tag
- tag on
- take
- take along
- thicken
- tip
- tote
- tour
- transfer
- transport
- trek
- truck
- unfold
- unfurl
- unravel
- unroll
- upsurge
- usher
- wax
- widen
- yield
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