Associations to the word «Backpack»

Pictures for the word «Backpack»

Wiktionary

BACKPACK, noun. 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.
BACKPACK, noun. A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.
BACKPACK, verb. (intransitive) To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
BACKPACK, verb. (intransitive) To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
BACKPACK, verb. (transitive) To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack.

Dictionary definition

BACKPACK, noun. A bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder.
BACKPACK, verb. Hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley