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Definition of Backpack
1. Verb. Hike with a backpack. "Sam and Sue backpack"; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
Category relationships: Athletics, Sport
Entails: Pack
Generic synonyms: Hike
Derivative terms: Pack, Packer, Packer, Packing
2. Noun. A bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder.
Generic synonyms: Bag
Specialized synonyms: Kit Bag, Kitbag
Derivative terms: Backpacker
Definition of Backpack
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backpack
1. to hike with a pack on one's back [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backpack
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