vamp

Vamp is defined as a woman who takes advantage of men after seducing them.

(noun)

An example of a vamp is a woman attracting a male supervisor in order to get paid more money.

The definition of vamp is the top front part of a shoe or boot.

(noun)

An example of a vamp is the part of a shoe that covers the toes and the top of the arch.

Vamp means to fix or repair.

(verb)

An example of vamp is for a cobbler to repair a pair of shoes.

Vamp is defined as the shortened name for a vampire.

(noun)

An example of a vamp is Edward Cullen from the Twilight movie series.

See vamp in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the part of a boot or shoe covering the instep and, in some styles, the toes
Origin: < the v.
1. something patched up or fixed up to seem new; patchwork
2. something patched on
3. Music a simple, improvised introduction or interlude, esp. a series of chords, as before a jazz solo or between songs played by a dance band

Origin: ME vampe < OFr avampié < avant, before + pié, pied, foot < L pes (gen. pedis), foot

transitive verb

intransitive verb

Music to play a vamp

noun

vampire (sense )

transitive verb

to seduce or beguile (a man) by using feminine charms

intransitive verb

to act the part of a vamp

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See vamp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The upper part of a boot or shoe covering the instep and sometimes extending over the toe.
a. Something patched up or refurbished.
b. Something rehashed, as a book based on old material.
Music An improvised accompaniment.

verb vamped, vamp·ing, vamps

verb, transitive

To provide (a shoe) with a new vamp.
To patch up (something old); refurbish.
To put together; fabricate or improvise: With no hard news available about the summit meeting, the reporters vamped up questions based only on rumor.
Music To improvise (an accompaniment, for example) for a solo.

verb, intransitive
Music

To improvise simple accompaniment or variation of a tune.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English vampe, sock

Origin: , from Old French avanpie

Origin: : avaunt, before; see vanguard

Origin: + pie, foot (from Latin pēs; see ped- in Indo-European roots)

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