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Meaning
Noun
●
The
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.
●
Something
added
to give an
old
thing
a new appearance.
●
Something
patched up
,
pieced together
,
improvised
, or refurbished.
●
In Music:
A
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.
●
An
activity
or
speech
intended
to
fill
or
stall
for time.
●
A
flirtatious
,
seductive
woman
, especially one who
exploits
men
by using their
sexual
desire
for her.
●
A vampire.
●
In American English:
A
volunteer
firefighter.
Verb
●
To
patch
,
repair
, or refurbish.
●
Often as
vamp up
: to
fabricate
or
put together
(something) from
existing
material
, or by
adding
new
material
to something
existing
.
●
To
cobble together
, to
extemporize
, to improvise.
●
In Music:
To
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”).
●
To
attach
a
vamp
(to footwear).
●
To
travel
by foot
; to walk.
●
To
delay
or
stall for time
,
as for
an audience.
●
To
seduce
or
exploit
someone.
●
In Fiction:
To
turn into
a vampire.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Patch
Vamp
Enchantress
Man-Eater
Mantrap
Seductress
She-Wolf
Siren
Temptress
Vixen
Wolfess
Delilah
Seduce
Femme Fatale
Antonyms
Ingenue
Rake
Dandy
Promiscuous Man
Related
Spellcaster
Geomancer
Werewolf
Aery
Mage
Madstone
Countess
Ghoul
Buff
Wraith
Bruiser
Dagger
Chalice
Warlock
Sorceress
Sorcerer
Wand
Hydra
Witch
Medallion
Lulu
Conjurer
Sleeve
Scythe
Gargoyle
Outsole
Dragon
Locket
Lace
Strap
Headband
Collar
Jacket
More
Rhymes
Amp
Camp
Vamp
Gamp
Damp
Lamp
Ramp
Pamp
Clamp
Champ
Cramp
Tramp
Scamp
Stamp
Decamp
Revamp
Encamp
More
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