vamp
v. improvise in playing music; make a vamp for a shoe; use sex appeal to manipulate and exploit n. part of boot or shoe which covers the instep; musical improvisation; reworking of an already existing piece (i.e. book or article); seductive woman who uses her sex appeal in a manipulative way (especially to exploit men) ; vampire | ||||
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Vamp Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Vamp
(v. t.)
To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up.
(v. i.)
To advance; to travel.
(n.)
The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
(n.)
Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.
(v. t.)
To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up.
(v. i.)
To advance; to travel.
(n.)
The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
(n.)
Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.
| WordNet 2.0 |
vamp
Noun
1. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
(synonym) coquette, flirt, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
(hypernym) woman, adult female
2. an improvised musical accompaniment
(hypernym) accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support
3. piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
(hypernym) piece of leather
(part-holonym) upper
(derivation) revamp
Verb
1. make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
(synonym) vamp up
(hypernym) fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent
2. piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"
(synonym) vamp up
(hypernym) patch, piece
3. act seductively with (someone)
(hypernym) chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
(derivation) coquette, flirt, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
4. provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
(synonym) revamp
(hypernym) repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
Noun
1. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
(synonym) coquette, flirt, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
(hypernym) woman, adult female
2. an improvised musical accompaniment
(hypernym) accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support
3. piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
(hypernym) piece of leather
(part-holonym) upper
(derivation) revamp
Verb
1. make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
(synonym) vamp up
(hypernym) fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent
2. piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"
(synonym) vamp up
(hypernym) patch, piece
3. act seductively with (someone)
(hypernym) chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
(derivation) coquette, flirt, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
4. provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
(synonym) revamp
(hypernym) repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
| Australian Slang |
Vamp
(derogatory) 1. woman who uses her charms to seduce and exploit men; 2. act as a vamp (short for “vampire”)
(derogatory) 1. woman who uses her charms to seduce and exploit men; 2. act as a vamp (short for “vampire”)
| English Slang Dictionary v1.2 |
vamp
to leave
to leave
| Lexicon of Thieves' Cant |
Vamp
pawn
pawn
| hEnglish - advanced version |
vamp
vamp
\vamp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. vamped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. vamping.] to provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up. i had never much hopes of your vamped play.
vamp
\vamp\ (?), v. i. to advance; to travel. [obs.]
vamp
\vamp\, n. [oe. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, f. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, l. pes. see advance, van of an army, and foot.]
1. the part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
2. any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. see vamp, v. t.
vamp
n
1. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: coquette, flirt, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser]
2. an improvised musical accompaniment
3. piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe v 1: make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting" [syn: vamp up]
2: piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech [syn: vamp up]
3: act seductively with (someone)
4. provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots" [syn: revamp]
similar words(1)
vamp up
vamp
\vamp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. vamped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. vamping.] to provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up. i had never much hopes of your vamped play.
vamp
\vamp\ (?), v. i. to advance; to travel. [obs.]
vamp
\vamp\, n. [oe. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, f. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, l. pes. see advance, van of an army, and foot.]
1. the part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
2. any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. see vamp, v. t.
vamp
n
1. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: coquette, flirt, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser]
2. an improvised musical accompaniment
3. piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe v 1: make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting" [syn: vamp up]
2: piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech [syn: vamp up]
3: act seductively with (someone)
4. provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots" [syn: revamp]
similar words(1)
vamp up
Vamp Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Guitar Glossary |
Vamp
A continuously repeated musical phrase.
A continuously repeated musical phrase.
Vamp Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| ICAO aircraft designation codes |
VAMP
DE HAVILLAND DH-100/115 Vampire L1J L
DE HAVILLAND DH-100/115 Vampire L1J L
Vamp Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
VAMP
VAMP may refer to:
- Vesicle-associated membrane protein, a family of proteins
- VAMP (chemistry), a semi-empirical molecular orbital package for molecular organic and inorganic systems
- VAMP (G.I. Joe), a vehicle in the G.I. Joe universe
- VAMP Research Databank, former name of the General Practice Research Database
- VAMP (VMS, Apache, MySQL, PHP), a variation of LAMP (software bundle)
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VaMP
The VaMP robot car was possibly the most influential vehicle in the history of driverless cars, together with its twin vehicle VITA-2. They were the first truly autonomous cars, able to drive in heavy traffic for long distances without human intervention, using computer vision to recognize rapidly moving obstacles such as other cars, and automatically avoiding and passing them.
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Vamp
Vamp may refer to:
- Vamp (music), a repeating musical figure or accompaniment
- Vamp (woman), a type of femme fatale in films
- VaMP, the first autonomous car that drove long distances in traffic
- Vamp, the upper part of a shoe
In popular culture:
- Vamp (film) (1986), a 1986 movie starring Grace Jones
- Vamp (band), a Norwegian folk music band
- Vamp (telenovela), a Brazilian mystic dramedy
- Vamp (comics), a Marvel Comics character
In gaming:
- Vamp (character), in the Metal Gear series of games.
- Vamp, Core's stealth fighter in the 1997 real-time strategy video game, Total Annihilation
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