"piggybacking" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From piggyback + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|piggyback|-ing}} piggyback + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} piggybacking (uncountable)
  1. The practice of carrying something piggyback. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-piggybacking-en-noun-aRqpES4D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} piggybacking
  1. present participle and gerund of piggyback Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: piggyback
    Sense id: en-piggybacking-en-verb-kA~n6Uz6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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