What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Yamp vs Yomp - What's the difference?

yamp | yomp |

As nouns the difference between yamp and yomp

is that yamp is an umbelliferous plant, perideridia gairdneri , native to california, whose tubers were used as food by native americans while yomp is a long-distance march carrying full kit.

As a verb yomp is

to make a strenuous long-distance march.

yamp

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An umbelliferous plant, Perideridia gairdneri , native to California, whose tubers were used as food by Native Americans.

    • See also

    * yampah

    yomp

    English

    (wikipedia yomp)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long-distance march carrying full kit.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a strenuous long-distance march.
  • * 1989 , Derek Oakley, The Falklands Military Machine? , page 155
    • 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.
  • * 2001 , Peter F. Hamilton, "The Suspect Genome", part 2
    • 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."
  • * 2006 , Tim Moore, Travels with My Donkey? , page 133
    • He was French, and spoke in damning terms of the 'contre-la-montre' walkers who yomped' in before lunch-time and ' yomped out again before dawn

    Synonyms

    * (to make a march) trek

    References

    Anagrams

    *