knapsack /ˈnæpsæk/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.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 •A set of values from which a subset is chosen. verb1 •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. formsknapsacked · knapsacking · knapsacks