First Known Use: 14th century
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1vamp
noun
Definition of VAMP
1
: the part of a shoe upper or boot upper covering especially the forepart of the foot and sometimes also extending forward over the toe or backward to the back seam of the upper
2
[1vamp] : a short introductory musical passage often repeated several times (as in vaudeville) before a solo or between verses
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Origin of VAMP
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2vamp
verb \ˈvamp\
Definition of VAMP
transitive verb
1
a : to provide (a shoe) with a new vamp b : to piece (something old) with a new part : patch <vamp up old sermons>
intransitive verb
1
: to play a musical vamp
First Known Use of VAMP
1599
3vamp
noun
Definition of VAMP
: a woman who uses her charm or wiles to seduce and exploit men
— vamp·ish \ˈvam-pish\ adjective
Origin of VAMP
short for vampire
First Known Use: circa 1911
4vamp
verb
Definition of VAMP
transitive verb
: to practice seductive wiles on
intransitive verb
: to act like a vamp <vamping for the camera>
First Known Use of VAMP
circa 1915
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