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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

backpack

· back·pack · IPA /ˈbæk.pæk/
01 n. a bag carried on the back, supported by straps looped over the shoulders.
  1. 1.
    a bag carried on the back, supported by straps looped over the shoulders.
Syn. knapsack; rucksack; haversack.
02 v. i. to hike while carrying a backpack; -- often used in the form go backpacking; as, to backpack through the forest.
  1. 1.
    to hike while carrying a backpack; -- often used in the form go backpacking; as, to backpack through the forest. Also: go backpacking