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vamp1 definition

vamp (vamp)

noun

  1. the part of a boot or shoe covering the instep and, in some styles, the toes
  2. Etymology: < 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

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

transitive verb

  1. to put a vamp on; provide or mend with a new vamp
  2. to patch (up); repair
  3. to invent; fabricate
  4. Music to improvise

intransitive verb

Music to play a vamp
vamp2 definition

vamp (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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