piggybacked
Carried on shoulders
Piggybacked is the past tense of piggyback, originally describing how a child rides on someone's back with arms around the neck.
The meaning extends to anything carried on or attached to something else: The amendment piggybacked on a popular bill.
In computing, data can be piggybacked on existing transmissions.
To piggyback on someone's work is to exploit their effort for your own benefit.
Controlling while mounted
- coattailsRear jacket panels
- benefitingReceiving advantage from
- attachedJoined to another thing
- bundledGathered and tied together
tacked · added · appended · hitchhiked · tagged along · free-riding · opportunistic · advantageous
Moved while holding
- shoulderedBore responsibility for
- hoistedLifted with effort
- liftedRaised upward
- ridingControlling while mounted
mounted · straddled · supported · borne · ferried · hauled · toted · lugged
Shared business arrangement
- integrationCombining into a whole
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- jointShared by multiple parties
- combinedMerged into one
shared · coordinated · coupled · linked · paired · synchronized · tandem · mutual
Openness to harm
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
- securityProtection from threat
- breachBreaking of agreement
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
compromise · intrusion · unauthorized · access · loophole · infiltration · covert · clandestine
riding
Controlling while mounted
- coattailsRear jacket panels
- benefitingReceiving advantage from
- attachedJoined to another thing
bundled · tacked · added · appended · hitchhiked · tagged along · free-riding · opportunistic · advantageous · bootstrapped
carried
Moved while holding
- shoulderedBore responsibility for
- hoistedLifted with effort
- liftedRaised upward
riding · mounted · straddled · supported · borne · ferried · hauled · toted · lugged
partnership
Shared business arrangement
- integrationCombining into a whole
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- jointShared by multiple parties
combined · shared · coordinated · coupled · linked · paired · synchronized · tandem · mutual · complementary
vulnerability
Openness to harm
hacking · compromise · intrusion · unauthorized · access · loophole · infiltration · covert · clandestine · surreptitious
piggybackedwalked
Traveled on foot
self-propelled · carried oneself · trudged · hiked · marched
piggybackedindependently
Without outside assistance
self-reliant · originated · standalone · self-sufficient · pioneered
piggybackedstandalone
Complete without attachments
independent · primary · original · detached · separate
- piggyback rideCarrying someone on shoulders