Backpack
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.
to go on a hike, using a backpack:
We went backpacking in the Adirondacks.
to place or carry in a backpack or on one’s back.
Contemporary Examples
Stuffing the bagged snake into a backpack, we head for the truck.
How to Catch a Giant Python Catharine Skipp February 27, 2010
A 4th grade Jessie James with a backpack and juice box, who practices trumpet and plays soccer.
Woman Finds Mysterious Charges on Her iTunes Bill: A Modern Whodunit! Nancy Neufeld Callaway January 30, 2014
This past weekend I was in New York, walking through Central Park, and noticed a backpack abandoned on a bench.
America’s Favorite Crime Writer Daily Beast Promotions May 25, 2009
His elder daughter Lily winds up carrying the backpack just so Jane will shut up.
Why Is Louis C.K. So Funny? He Uses Humor as a Moral Compass. Andrew Romano May 1, 2014
Jonze himself plays an interviewer, and a small boyish-looking puppet with a backpack plays Spike as pompous artiste.
Spike Jonze’s Wild World Caryn James October 5, 2009
Gazarian took his backpack with a few personal items, said goodbye to his wife and his two daughters and hopped on a bus.
As Authorities Crack Down, Activists Escape From Russia Anna Nemtsova December 24, 2012
Historical Examples
Laughing, he picked up his backpack, turned on his heel and hurried away.
Little Brother Cory Doctorow
They had a little table between them with the contents of my wallet and backpack spread out on it.
Little Brother Cory Doctorow
“Handsome glassware,” Auguste said, seating himself and carefully setting his backpack between his feet.
Shaman Robert Shea
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
noun
a rucksack or knapsack
a pack carried on the back of an astronaut, containing oxygen cylinders, essential supplies, etc
verb
(intransitive) to travel about or go hiking with a backpack
(transitive) to transport (food or equipment) by backpack
1914 as a noun, 1916 as a verb, from back (n.) + pack (n.). Related: Backpacked; backpacking.
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