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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vamp1 /væmp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
- Music and Dancean introductory musical passage commonly consisting of a repeated succession of chords played before the start of a solo.
v. [~ + object] - to repair (a shoe) with a new vamp.
- to patch;
repair. - to concoct or invent:[~ + up + object]to vamp up ugly rumors.
vamp2 /væmp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a seductive or attractive woman who uses her beauty to get men to submit.
v. [~ + object] - to seduce with feminine charms.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vamp1 (vamp),USA pronunciation n. - the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
- something patched up or pieced together.
- Music and Dance[Jazz.]an accompaniment, usually improvised, consisting of a succession of simple chords.
v.t. - to furnish with a vamp, esp. to repair (a shoe or boot) with a new vamp.
- to patch up;
repair. - to give (something) a new appearance by adding a patch or piece.
- to concoct or invent (often fol. by up):He vamped up a few ugly rumors to discredit his enemies.
- Music and Dance[Jazz.]to improvise (an accompaniment or the like).
v.i. - Music and Dance[Jazz.]to improvise an accompaniment, tune, etc.
- Anglo-French; Middle French avant-pie, equivalent. to avant- fore- (see avaunt) + pie foot (French pied; see -ped)
- Middle English vampe 1175–1225
vamp′er, n. vamp′ish, adj. vamp2 (vamp),USA pronunciation n. - a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.
v.t. - to use feminine charms upon;
seduce. v.i. - to act as a vamp.
- short for vampire 1905–10
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