backpack

noun
/ˈbæk.pæk/

Etymology

From back + pack.

  1. inherited from *pakkô — “bundle, pack
  2. inherited from *pakkō
  3. derived from pak
  4. inherited from *pæcca
  5. inherited from pak
  6. formed as backpack — “back + pack

Definitions

  1. A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a…

    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.

    • Rachel discovered that she could also keep things in her backpack that were important to her, nobody would know about them because they would be hidden. These important things included a small round rock that she had found […]
    • Many seats carry reservation labels, while the luggage racks are festooned with backpacks and suitcases.
  2. A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.

  3. To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.

    • I spent a month backpacking in the Rockies.
  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal…

      To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodation.

    2. To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack.

      • Astronauts backpack oxygen during spacewalks.
      • I planned to go to jungle today and backpacked my things which contained ^([sic]) food and a note book.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for backpack. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA