knapsack — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

left, still

VERB + KNAPSACK

back, give, grabbed, looked, reached, taking, unzipped, using

KNAPSACK + NOUN

father, flashlight, it's, nancy, pillow, s, something, waterproof

PREP.

in, into, on, out, with

Definitions

noun

1

A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.

1936, Arthur Ransome, Pigeon Post, ch 3. "All but Nancy carried knapsacks, with sandwiches and thermos flasks of tea. Peggy’s knapsack held Nancy’s provisions as well as her own, for on Nancy’s shoulders, instead of a knapsack, was a pigeon-basket […]"

The two elder reluctantly left him and walked on, taking their brother's knapsack to relieve him in following, and the youngest entered the field.

2

A set of values from which a subset is chosen.

verb

1

To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight or for longer.

My sleeping bag fell off my backpack into the water, while we were knapsacking up the mountain.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder

backpack
packsack
rucksack
haversack

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

1936, Arthur Ransome, Pigeon Post, ch 3. "All but Nancy carried knapsacks, with sandwiches and thermos flasks of tea. Peggy’s knapsack held Nancy’s provisions as well as her own, for on Nancy’s should

Wiktionary

02

The two elder reluctantly left him and walked on, taking their brother's knapsack to relieve him in following, and the youngest entered the field.

Wiktionary

03

My sleeping bag fell off my backpack into the water, while we were knapsacking up the mountain.

Wiktionary

04

A middle-aged woman with a knapsack on her back seemed to be looking for a place to sit down.

Tatoeba · #1910427

05

Tom closed the magazine and put it into his knapsack.

Tatoeba · #2639863

06

Tom unzipped his knapsack.

Tatoeba · #2644300

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, knapsack is marked as archaic, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.