Shoulder vs. Piggyback

Difference Between Shoulder and Piggyback
Shouldernoun
The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and forearm socket.
Piggybackadjective
On somebody's back or shoulders.
a piggyback rideShouldernoun
The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck.
The parrot was sitting on Steve's shoulder.Piggybackadjective
Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.
Shouldernoun
(anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
Piggybackadverb
On somebody's back or shoulders.
to ride piggybackShouldernoun
A cut of meat comprising the upper joint of the foreleg and the surrounding muscle.
Piggybackverb
(transitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
They tried to piggyback that proposal on the rivers and harbors bill.The popular host can’t claim credit for the trade, though. The idea wasn’t his. He piggybacked off another successful investor who had a history of picking winners.Shouldernoun
The portion of a garment where the shoulder is clothed.
Piggybackverb
To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge.
Shouldernoun
Anything forming a shape resembling a human shoulder.
Piggybackverb
To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP.
Shouldernoun
(topography) A shelf between two levels.
Piggybackverb
(transitive) to carry someone on the back or shoulders.
Shouldernoun
A part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency; a hard shoulder.
He stopped the car on the shoulder of the highway to change the flat tire.Piggybackverb
(transitive) To transport (a lorry/truck) on a flatbed railway waggon
Shouldernoun
The portion of a hill or mountain just below the peak.
Piggybacknoun
A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.
Shouldernoun
A lateral protrusion of a hill or mountain.
Piggybacknoun
An act or instance of piggybacking.
Shouldernoun
The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank.
Piggybackverb
ride on someone's shoulders or back
Shouldernoun
An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., such as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber.
Piggybackverb
haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars
Shouldernoun
(printing) The flat portion of type that is below the bevelled portion that joins up with the face.
Piggybackverb
haul by railroad car
Shouldernoun
(of an object) The portion between the neck and the body.
Piggybackverb
carry on the back or shoulders;
She piggybacked a sick classmate to schoolShouldernoun
(music) The rounded portion of a stringed instrument where the neck joins the body.
Piggybackverb
support on the back and shoulders;
He piggybacked her child so she could see the showShouldernoun
The rounded portion of a bottle where the neck meets the body.
Piggybackadverb
on a railroad flatcar;
the trailer rode piggyback across the countryShouldernoun
(firearms) The angled section between the neck and the main body of a cartridge.
Piggybackadverb
on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip;
she carried her child piggybackShouldernoun
(figurative) That which supports or sustains; support.
Shouldernoun
The part of a key between the cuts and the bow.Parts of a Yale lock-type key
Shoulderverb
(transitive) To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.
Shoulderverb
(transitive) To put (something) on one's shoulders.
Shoulderverb
(transitive) To place (something) against one's shoulders.
Shoulderverb
To bear a burden, as a financial obligation.
Shoulderverb
To accept responsibility for.
shoulder the blameShoulderverb
(transitive) To form a shape resembling a shoulder.
Shoulderverb
(intransitive) To move by or as if by using one's shoulders.
Shoulderverb
(transitive) To round and slightly raise the top edges of slate shingles so that they form a tighter fit at the lower edge and can be swung aside to expose the nail.
Shoulderverb
(intransitive) To slope downwards from the crest and whitewater portion of a wave.
Shouldernoun
the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
Shouldernoun
a cut of beef from the shoulder of the animal
Shouldernoun
a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
Shouldernoun
narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
Shoulderverb
lift onto one's shoulders
Shoulderverb
push with the shoulders;
He shouldered his way into the crowdShoulderverb
carry a burden, either real or metaphoric;
shoulder the burden