yomp
/jɒmp/US/jɑmp/
yomp noun: a long-distance march carrying full kit.
Noun
yomp (plural yomps)
- A long-distance march carrying full kit.
Verb
yomp (third-person singular simple present yomps, present participle yomping, simple past and past participle yomped)
- To make a strenuous long-distance march.
- Whilst 3 Para and 45 Commando yomped across East Falkland, accompanied by the two Troops of Blues and Royals, 42 Commando were helicoptered forward to Mount Kent and 2 Para to Bluff Cove.1989, Derek Oakley, The Falklands Military Machine, page 155
- She gestured out of the window wall. "Unless it was a real professional who yomped in over the fields, the only way to get here is to drive through the village. And believe me, that's not so easy."2001, Peter F. Hamilton, The Suspect Genome, part 2
- Synonyms:
- trek
Synonyms of yomp
Forms of yomp
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | yomps |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | yomps |
| present participle | yomping |
| past participle | yomped |
| past | yomped |
Origin of yomp
1980s British military slang. Unknown origin.
Words that rhyme with yomp
Questions about yomp
- What does yomp mean?
- Yomp means a long-distance march carrying full kit.
- What part of speech is yomp?
- Yomp can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce yomp?
- Yomp is pronounced /jɒmp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of yomp?
- The plural of yomp is yomps.
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