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backpack

Noun, Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

back=pack

WORDNET DICTIONARY

backpack(n = noun.artifact) back pack, haversack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack - a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder; Array

is a kind of bag

has particulars: kit bag, kitbag

Derived forms verb backpack₁, noun backpacker₁

backpack(v = verb.motion) pack - hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"

is one way to hike

Derived form noun backpack₁

Sample sentences:
Sam and Sue backpack
They backpack up the hill

backpack, n.

a bag carried on the back, supported by straps looped over the shoulders. [WordNet 1.5]

backpack, v. i.

to hike while carrying a backpack; -- often used in the form go backpacking; as, to backpack through the forest. [PJC]

backpack, n. & v.
--n. a rucksack.
--v.intr. travel or hike with a backpack.

Derivative

backpacker n.

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