Meaning of Piggyback | Babel Free
Definitions
- A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.
- An act or instance of piggybacking.
- The connection of one intravenous drip to another.
Equivalents
العربية
إحمل على الظهر
Español
a cuestas
a la espalda
a tute
a tuto
al apa
al caballito
llevar a cuestas
llevar a la espalda
llevar al apa
llevar al caballito
Français
found
Bahasa Indonesia
menggendong
Kurdî
çong
Te Reo Māori
pīkau
Македонски
ушка
Nederlands
meeliften
Polski
na barana
Tiếng Việt
còng
Examples
“The growth is taken for granted; what absorbs Americans today is the implication of piggyback for gross revenues and, more important, net profits.”
“The GOP had done its homework prior to bargaining for these piggybacks.”
“Piggyback medications are given through a port of an existing intravenous site. […] Calculation of the drip rate for piggybacks is the same as any other drip rate.”
“Certain IV drugs, whether given by piggyback or through a metered-dose infusion set, may be incompatible with an existing continuous IV infusion.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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