BACKPACK

backpack, back pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversack

(noun) a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder

backpack, pack

(verb) hike with a backpack; “Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

backpack (plural backpacks)

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.

Synonyms

• haversack

• knapsack (US)

• packsack

• rucksack

• bookbag

Verb

backpack (third-person singular simple present backpacks, present participle backpacking, simple past and past participle backpacked)

(intransitive) to hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack

(intransitive) to engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations

(transitive) to place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack

Source: Wiktionary



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