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vamp

1

[ vamp ]

noun

  1. the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
  2. something patched up or pieced together.
  3. Jazz. an accompaniment, usually improvised, consisting of a succession of simple chords.


verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with a vamp, especially to repair (a shoe or boot) with a new vamp.
  2. to patch up; repair.
  3. to give (something) a new appearance by adding a patch or piece.
  4. to concoct or invent (often followed by up ):

    He vamped up a few ugly rumors to discredit his enemies.

  5. Jazz. to improvise (an accompaniment or the like).

verb (used without object)

  1. Jazz. to improvise an accompaniment, tune, etc.

vamp

2

[ vamp ]

noun

  1. a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.

verb (used with object)

  1. to use feminine charms upon; seduce.

verb (used without object)

  1. to act as a vamp.

vamp

1

/ ±¹Ã¦³¾±è /

noun

  1. a seductive woman who exploits men by use of her sexual charms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to exploit (a man) in the fashion of a vamp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

vamp

2

/ ±¹Ã¦³¾±è /

noun

  1. something patched up to make it look new
  2. the reworking of a theme, story, etc
  3. an improvised accompaniment, consisting largely of chords
  4. the front part of the upper of a shoe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. troften foll byup to give a vamp to; make a renovation of
  2. to improvise (an accompaniment) to (a tune)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±¹²¹³¾±è±ð°ù, noun
  • ˈ±¹²¹³¾±è¾±²õ³ó, adjective
  • ˈ±¹²¹³¾±è±ð°ù, noun
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  • ±¹²¹³¾±èİù noun
  • ±¹²¹³¾±èi²õ³ó adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vamp1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English va(u)mpe, wamp(e), from Anglo-French; Middle French avant-pie, equivalent to avant- “fore-†+ pie “foot†( French pied); avaunt, -ped

Origin of vamp2

First recorded in 1905–10; short for vampire
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vamp1

C20: short for vampire

Origin of vamp2

C13: from Old French ²¹±¹²¹²Ô³Ù±è¾±Ã© the front part of a shoe (hence, something patched), from avant- fore- + ±è¾±Ã© foot, from Latin ±èŧ²õ
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Example Sentences

On "90210" and "Melrose Place," women were reduced to sexy vamps whose ambitions never extended beyond wreaking havoc or exacting revenge.

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Since Nadja enjoys pretending to care, she “hypnotizes†the audience into thinking they’ve achieved the perfect finale by recreating what most people agree to be the perfect movie ending, albeit a version starring our vamps.

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When a fan on the floor needed medical help at one point, Mars had his band vamp for a few minutes as security guards found the guy and carried him out.

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There was that special, spring-loaded tension of the media apparatus readying to deliver big news after days of vamping.

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Instead of the typical hypersexualized vamp, Björk offered girls like me a different template, and the more bizarre she revealed herself to be, the more our loyalty to her deepened.

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