Definitions for vamp
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteasernoun

   a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

2. vampnoun

   an improvised musical accompaniment

3. vampverb

   piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe

4. vamp, vamp upverb

   make up

   "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"

5. vamp, vamp upverb

   piece (something old) with a new part

   "vamp up an old speech"

6. vampverb

   act seductively with (someone)

7. vamp, revampverb

   provide (a shoe) with a new vamp

   "revamp my old boots"

GCIDERate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Vampnoun

   (Music) A usually improvized Jazz accompaniment, consisting of simple chords in sucession.

2. vampnoun

   A woman who seduces men with her charm and wiles, in order to exploit them.

3. Vampverb

   To create with little skill; to concoct; to invent; -- usually with up; as, he vamped up an implausible excuse.

4. vampverb

   To seduce (a man) sexually for purpose of exploitation.

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1. vamp

   A vamp can refer to several things depending on context: 1. In literature and popular culture - A vamp is a seductive woman who uses her charms to manipulate and exploit men. 2. In music - A vamp is a repeated sequence of chords or a short, simple introductory passage, usually repeated several times. 3. In shoe making - A vamp is the upper part of a shoe, covering the front of the foot. 4. Verb form - to vamp can mean to patch up, repair or refurbish.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vampverb

   to advance; to travel

2. Vampnoun

   the part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper

3. Vampnoun

   any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t

4. Vampverb

   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

5. Etymology: [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; avant before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See Advance, Van of an army, and Foot.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vamp

   vamp, n. the upper leather of a boot or shoe.—v.t. to repair with a new vamp: to patch old with new: give a new face to: (mus.) to improvise an accompaniment to (coll.).—v.i. to improvise accompaniments, to travel, proceed.—n. Vam′per, one who vamps or cobbles up anything old to pass for new.—Vamp up, to patch up, to improvise, to cook up.—In Vamp, in pawn. [Corr. of Fr. avant-pied, the forepart of the foot—avant, before, pied—L. pes, pedis, foot.]

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1. VAMP

   What does VAMP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the VAMP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. • Accompaniment
   • Coquet
   • Fabricate
   • Patch

How to pronounce vamp?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vamp in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vamp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of vamp in a Sentence

1. Bob Slaughter:

   Old sheet music back in the 1930s and 1940s used to have a notation printed across the top, it would say ‘vamp til ready.’.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vamp
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=vamp
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vamp
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=vamp