Definitions for vampvæmp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vampvæmp(n.)
the portion of a shoe upper that covers the instep and toes.
something pieced together.
an introductory musical passage commonly consisting of a repeated succession of chords played before the start of a solo.
Category: Music and Dance
(v.t.)to repair (a shoe) with a new vamp.
to patch; repair.
to give (something) a new appearance by adding a patch.
to concoct or invent:
to vamp up ugly rumors.
(v.i.)to play a musical vamp.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of vamp:
1175–1225; ME vampe < AF; MF avant-pie=avant- fore- (see avaunt ) +pie foot (< L pedem, acc. of pēs)
vamp′ish(adj.)
vampvæmp(n.)
a seductive woman.
(v.t.)to seduce with feminine charms.
(v.i.)to act as a vamp.
Origin of vamp:
1905–10; short for vampire
Princeton's WordNet
coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser(noun)
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
vamp(noun)
an improvised musical accompaniment
vamp(verb)
piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
vamp, vamp up(verb)
make up
"vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
vamp, vamp up(verb)
piece (something old) with a new part
"vamp up an old speech"
vamp(verb)
act seductively with (someone)
vamp, revamp(verb)
provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
"revamp my old boots"
Webster Dictionary
Vamp(verb)
to advance; to travel
Vamp(noun)
the part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper
Vamp(noun)
any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t
Vamp(verb)
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
Translations for vamp
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- boeppensAfrikaans
- كِرْش، بَطْنArabic
- коремBulgarian
- pançaPortuguese (BR)
- břichCzech
- der WanstGerman
- vom; topmaveDanish
- στομάχι, μπάκαGreek
- panzaSpanish
- õllekõhtEstonian
- شکم بزرگFarsi
- möhömahaFinnish
- bedaineFrench
- כֶּרֶסHebrew
- पेट, तोंदHindi
- trbuh, trbušinaCroatian
- pocakHungarian
- perut buncitIndonesian
- ístraIcelandic
- panciaItalian
- 太鼓腹Japanese
- 튀어나온 배Korean
- pilvasLithuanian
- (liels) vēdersLatvian
- perut buncitMalay
- buikDutch
- vom, (øl)mageNorwegian
- wydatny brzuchPolish
- شکم بزرگPersian
- نس، ګيډه، لرىPashto
- pançaPortuguese
- burtăRomanian
- брюшко, пузоRussian
- (veľké) bruchoSlovak
- vampSlovenian
- trbaSerbian
- buk, kalaskulaSwedish
- ท้องThai
- şiş göbekTurkish
- 大肚子Chinese (Trad.)
- живіт, черевцеUkrainian
- توندUrdu
- bụng phệVietnamese
- 大肚子Chinese (Simp.)
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