knapsack
/ˈnæpsæk/
knapsack noun: a case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
Noun
knapsack (plural knapsacks)
- 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.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 23
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Verb
knapsack (third-person singular simple present knapsacks, present participle knapsacking, simple past and past participle knapsacked)
- 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.
knapsack meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
knapsack in Tamil
- சடங்கம், அசம்பை
knapsack in Urdu
- جھولا, پشتارہ, سفری تھیلا
knapsack in Bengali
- পিঠব্যাগ, ঝোলা
knapsack in Malayalam
- യാത്രക്കാരന്റെ മാറാപ്പ്, പുറത്തു തൂക്കുന്ന സഞ്ചി, പൊക്കണം, ഭാണ്ഡം
More languagesFewer languages
- knapsack in Kannada
- ಹೆಗಲುಚೀಲ, ಬೆನ್ನು ಚೀಲ, ಬೆನ್ಗಲ್ಲಿ, ಬೆಂಗಲ್ಲಿ
- knapsack in Punjabi
- ਥੈਲਾ thailā
Synonyms of knapsack
Forms of knapsack
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | knapsacks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | knapsacks |
| present participle | knapsacking |
| past participle | knapsacked |
| past | knapsacked |
Origin of knapsack
From Low German knapzak or Dutch knapzak (older form cnapsack), from Middle Dutch cnappen (“to bite with teeth”), ultimately from knappen (“to eat, crack”), of imitative origin, + sack. German Knappsack is from Dutch.
Words formed from knapsack
Phrases with knapsack
Questions about knapsack
- What does knapsack mean?
- Knapsack means a case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
- What is knapsack in Tamil?
- Knapsack in Tamil is சடங்கம், அசம்பை. See Knapsack meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is knapsack?
- Knapsack can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce knapsack?
- Knapsack is pronounced /ˈnæpsæk/.
- What is the plural of knapsack?
- The plural of knapsack is knapsacks.
Words near knapsack in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: knapsack (page history and authors); knapsack (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); knapsack (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Knapsack (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); knapsack (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); knapsack (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਥੈਲਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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