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vamp
1[ vamp ]
noun
- the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
- something patched up or pieced together.
- Jazz. an accompaniment, usually improvised, consisting of a succession of simple chords.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with a vamp, especially to repair (a shoe or boot) with a new vamp.
- to patch up; repair.
- to give (something) a new appearance by adding a patch or piece.
- to concoct or invent (often followed by up ):
He vamped up a few ugly rumors to discredit his enemies.
- Jazz. to improvise (an accompaniment or the like).
verb (used without object)
- Jazz. to improvise an accompaniment, tune, etc.
vamp
2[ vamp ]
noun
- a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.
verb (used with object)
- to use feminine charms upon; seduce.
verb (used without object)
- to act as a vamp.
vamp
1/ ±¹Ã¦³¾±è /
noun
- a seductive woman who exploits men by use of her sexual charms
verb
- to exploit (a man) in the fashion of a vamp
vamp
2/ ±¹Ã¦³¾±è /
noun
- something patched up to make it look new
- the reworking of a theme, story, etc
- an improvised accompaniment, consisting largely of chords
- the front part of the upper of a shoe
verb
- troften foll byup to give a vamp to; make a renovation of
- to improvise (an accompaniment) to (a tune)
Derived Forms
- ˈ±¹²¹³¾±è±ð°ù, noun
- ˈ±¹²¹³¾±è¾±²õ³ó, adjective
- ˈ±¹²¹³¾±è±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ±¹²¹³¾±èİù noun
- ±¹²¹³¾±èi²õ³ó adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vamp1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vamp1
Origin of vamp2
Example Sentences
On "90210" and "Melrose Place," women were reduced to sexy vamps whose ambitions never extended beyond wreaking havoc or exacting revenge.
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.
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.
There was that special, spring-loaded tension of the media apparatus readying to deliver big news after days of vamping.
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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