yompverb [ I ]
uk/jɒmp/us/jɑːmp/UK(often of soldiers) to walk quickly and energetically, usually while carrying a lot of equipment:
Energetic types can be out before breakfast and yomp about the hills until 10 a.m.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving a long way on foot
- bushwalking
- footslogging
- hike
- hiker
- hiking
- hoof
- hoof it idiom
- ramble
- traipse
- tramp
- trek
- trekking
- tromp
- trudge
yomp
noun [ C ] ukus
The captain completed a 30-mile yomp across Dartmoor with five minutes to spare.