backpack

noun

/ˈbækpæk/

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(British English also rucksack)
a bag that you carry on your back, made of strong material and often used by people who go climbing or walking
- She swung her backpack over her shoulder.
- He was wearing a heavy backpack.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- leather
- bulging
- loaded
- …
verb + backpack
- grab
- shoulder
- drop
- …
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a piece of equipment that is carried on the back
- a weed-sprayer backpack
Extra Examples
- In the study, birds were fitted with a 28g backpack radio transmitter.

verb

/ˈbækpæk/

[intransitive]

(usually go backpacking)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they backpack	/ˈbækpæk/ /ˈbækpæk/
he / she / it backpacks	/ˈbækpæks/ /ˈbækpæks/
past simple backpacked	/ˈbækpækt/ /ˈbækpækt/
past participle backpacked	/ˈbækpækt/ /ˈbækpækt/
-ing form backpacking	/ˈbækpækɪŋ/ /ˈbækpækɪŋ/

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