backpack

== English == === Alternative forms === back pack === Etymology === From back +‎ pack. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæk.pæk/ === 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 ==== Hyponyms ==== creel (shoulder-slung types) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === 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 accommodation. (transitive, rare) To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====