piggybacking

Carried on back

Piggybacking is riding on someone's back with your legs around their waist, the way a child might ride on a parent.

The image extends to anything that hitches a ride on something else: a bill piggybacking on popular legislation, a device piggybacking on another's network connection.

She piggybacked on his research to advance her own thesis.

To piggyback is to carry someone this way, or to attach one thing to another for mutual transport.

exploiting

freeloading

Exploiting others' generosity

coattailsRear jacket panels
opportunismExploiting circumstances for gain
leveragingUsing for maximum effect

parasitic · mooching · hitchhiking · tagging along · taking advantage · bandwagon · sponging · latching on · free ride · capitalizing

riding

carrying

Holding and moving

shouldersUpper arm joints
backReverse side; support
childPerson before puberty

lift · hoisting · perching · cling · mount · fireman's carry · clasping · straddling · supporting

network

unauthorized access

Entry without permission

hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
signalMessage-conveying cue
connectionA joining or relation

bandwidth · intrusion · security breach · leeching · network intrusion · cybersecurity · wireless · hotspot · backdoor · authentication

transport

intermodal

Using multiple transport types

containerThing for storing items
freightGoods being transported
trailerPromotional film excerpt

stacking · rail · trucking · flatbed · haulage · shipping · logistics · cargo · railcar

bundling

add-on

Optional supplementary component

attachingJoining to something else
combiningJoining multiple elements
appendingAdding to the end

coupling · pairing · stacking · sneaking in · amendment · rider · inclusion · packaging · supplementing

piggybacking

freeloading

carrying

unauthorized access

intermodal

add-on

piggybacking

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