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Vamp

Noun

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1.NounThe top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounSomething added to give an old thing a new appearance.
3.NounSomething patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
4.NounA repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, for example, to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist.
5.NounAn activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.
6.VerbTo patch, repair, or refurbish.
7.VerbOften as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.
8.VerbTo cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise. To perform a vamp (“a repeated, often improvised accompaniment, for example, under dialogue or while waiting for a soloist to be ready”).
9.VerbTo perform a vamp (“a repeated, often improvised accompaniment, for example, under dialogue or while waiting for a soloist to be ready”).
10.VerbTo attach a vamp (to footwear).
11.VerbTo travel by foot; to walk.
12.VerbTo delay or stall for time, as for an audience.
"Keep vamping! Something’s wrong with the mic!; She went out there to vamp since the speaker was late arriving."
13.VerbTo pawn.
14.NounA flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale.
15.NounA vampire.
16.VerbTo seduce or exploit someone.
17.VerbTo turn (someone) into a vampire.
18.VerbTo cosplay a vampire.
"I'm planning to vamp real hard at Friday night's party."
19.NounA volunteer firefighter.
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