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to backpack

to backpack

14 2.8
To travel on foot while carrying your things in a bag with shoulder straps
  • verb
  • /ˈbækˌpæk/
translation icon : ir de mochilero
  • After we lost the court case... ...we decided to go backpacking in Spain for two weeks.

Skydiving, mountain climbing, snowmobiling, backpacking, bungee jumping, duck hunting, shooting someone in the asshole with a dart gun off.

Examples

  • After college, she decided to backpack through Asia for six months.

  • You wanna go backpacking through Europe?

  • A friend and I are going to backpack through Europe for one year.

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  • Think I'm gonna backpack around for a bit.

  • I saved up all my work money and I'm gonna backpack everywhere.

  • What are you, backpacking through Europe?

  • We can go backpacking across Europe.

  • - I was backpacking at your age.

  • Stay in my comfortable six-figure job or quit and go backpacking for 12 months or more.

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  • After high school, Maggie decided to take a year off before college and went backpacking through the Himalayas.

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Synonyms

to hike
vsto backpack
120 2.0

To walk for a long time in the countryside for exercise or pleasure

involves walking while carrying personal gear for travel

Antonyms

to stay put
  • Informal
133 2.0

Remain in the same place without moving

Compounds

A small vacuum cleaner that straps onto your back for cleaning large spaces

3.7

A small machine for cleaning floors that you wear on your back with straps

How Long

to trek
9 3.9
to backpack
14 2.8
to hike
120 2.0
day out
  • UK
21 1.8

Surface Forms

backpack infinitive
backpacked past
backpacked past participle
backpacking present participle
backpacks third person singular

Etymology

The verb backpack comes from the noun backpack and means to travel while carrying your belongings in a pack on your back, so to backpack is to go on a trip with your bag on your back.