"knapsack" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnæpsæk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-knapsack.wav Forms: knapsacks [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nds|knapzak}} Low German knapzak, {{der|en|nl|knapzak}} Dutch knapzak, {{der|en|dum|cnappen||to bite with teeth}} Middle Dutch cnappen (“to bite with teeth”), {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative, {{cog|de|Knappsack}} German Knappsack Head templates: {{en-noun}} knapsack (plural knapsacks)
  1. (chiefly US) A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back. Tags: US
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  2. (cryptography) A set of values from which a subset is chosen. Categories (topical): Cryptography, Bags Translations (Translations): γυλιός (guliós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), раница (ranica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), reppu (Finnish), sac à dos (French), ზურგჩანთა (zurgčanta) (Georgian), Rucksack (German), Tornister [masculine] (German), 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 (matibalgs) [masculine] (Gothic), zaino [masculine] (Italian), zainetto [masculine] (Italian), mantica [feminine] (Latin), pēra [feminine] (Latin), рюкза́к (rjukzák) [masculine] (Russian), morral [masculine] (Spanish), ryggsäck [common-gender] (Swedish), ཕད་གོག (phad gog) (Tibetan), sırt çantası (Turkish), רוקזאַק (rukzak) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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Synonyms: backpack, rucksack

Verb

IPA: /ˈnæpsæk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-knapsack.wav Forms: knapsacks [present, singular, third-person], knapsacking [participle, present], knapsacked [participle, past], knapsacked [past]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nds|knapzak}} Low German knapzak, {{der|en|nl|knapzak}} Dutch knapzak, {{der|en|dum|cnappen||to bite with teeth}} Middle Dutch cnappen (“to bite with teeth”), {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative, {{cog|de|Knappsack}} German Knappsack Head templates: {{en-verb}} knapsack (third-person singular simple present knapsacks, present participle knapsacking, simple past and past participle knapsacked)
  1. To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight or for longer. Related terms: backpacking, camping, hiking
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Synonyms: backpack

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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