KNAPSACK: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | 'nap`sak
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| Matching Terms: | | knapsack problem
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder |
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| | Synonyms: | | back pack, backpack, haversack, packsack, rucksack |
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| | See Also: | | bag, kit bag, kitbag | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Knap"sack`\, n. [D. knapzak; knappen to eat + zak a
bag. See {Knap}, v. t., and {Sack}.]
A case of canvas or leather, for carrying on the back a
soldier's necessaries, or the clothing, etc., of a traveler.
And each one fills his knapsack or his scrip With some
rare thing that on the field is found. --Drayton.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing or carry a knapsack in your dream, represents your hopes, desires, and secrets. It also means the emotional baggage and responsibilities that you are carrying and weighing you down. |
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