knapsack

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Noun

knapsack (plural knapsacks)

1. (US) A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
2. (cryptography) A set of values from which a subset is chosen.

Synonyms

• backpack
• rucksack

Translations

• Spanish: morral

Verb

knapsack (knapsacks, present participle knapsacking; past and past participle knapsacked)

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.

Synonyms

• backpack

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