backpack

[ bak-pak ]

/ ˈbækˌpæk /

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noun

a pack or knapsack, often of canvas or nylon, to be carried on one's back, sometimes supported on a lightweight metal frame strapped to the body.

a piece of equipment designed to be used while being carried on the back.

verb (used without object)

to go on a hike, using a backpack: We went backpacking in the Adirondacks.

verb (used with object)

to place or carry in a backpack or on one's back.

Words nearby backpack

backlit, backlite, backlog, backlot, backmost, backpack, backplate, backpressure, backrest, backronym, backrub

Origin of backpack

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; back¹ + pack¹

OTHER WORDS FROM backpack

back·pack·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for backpack

In his backpack, which police say he dropped before fleeing, they recovered three hammers in plastic wrapping.
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But he loses his backpack in the process and it stays with the cops as he flees down the walkway toward Brooklyn.
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The police inspected the backpack and found two brand new hammers.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Put this 65-pound backpack on and run up the hill nine or ten times.'
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Her backpack is even stolen by somebody riding along on a motorcycle.
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"Handsome glassware," Auguste said, seating himself and carefully setting his backpack between his feet.
Shaman|Robert Shea
Laughing, he picked up his backpack, turned on his heel and hurried away.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
Opening his backpack, he took out his leather medicine bag and drew out the stones one by one, rubbing his fingers over each.
Shaman|Robert Shea
They had a little table between them with the contents of my wallet and backpack spread out on it.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for backpack

backpack

/ (ˈbækˌpæk) /

noun

a rucksack or knapsack

a pack carried on the back of an astronaut, containing oxygen cylinders, essential supplies, etc

verb

(intr) to travel about or go hiking with a backpack

(tr) to transport (food or equipment) by backpack

Derived forms of backpack

backpacker, nounbackpacking, noun

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backpack

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verb (used with object)

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noun

verb

Derived forms of backpack