noun Download 🔗Share The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking. Examples : "The cobbler carefully stitched the new leather vamp onto the worn-out shoe. " wear item style appearance part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something added to give an old thing a new appearance. Examples : "She added a bright scarf and a new belt as a vamp to her old dress, making it look stylish again. " appearance style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished. Examples : "The old bicycle was a real vamp; it had new tires and a repaired chain. " material style appearance building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, for example, to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist. Examples : "The band played a simple two-chord vamp while the singer told a story between verses. " music entertainment stage Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time. Examples : "The teacher used a quick vamp about upcoming holidays when the class finished their test early. " time entertainment communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To patch, repair, or refurbish. Examples : "She decided to vamp her old leather boots by adding new soles and polishing the scuffs. " wear technical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Often as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing. Examples : "The students vamped up their presentation by adding new research and visual aids. " technical industry technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise. Examples : "The musician had forgotten the sheet music, so he had to vamp a melody to fill the time. " action ability style language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear). Examples : "The shoemaker will vamp the leather upper to the sole tomorrow. " wear industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To travel by foot; to walk. Examples : "After dinner, we decided to vamp around the neighborhood for some exercise. " way action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To delay or stall for time, as for an audience. Examples : "Keep vamping! Something’s wrong with the mic!" entertainment time stage action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her. Examples : "The new employee was rumored to be a vamp who used her charm to get ahead at work, often leaving her male colleagues feeling used and manipulated. " person character style sex human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A vampire. Examples : "The scary movie featured a powerful vamp who could turn into a bat. " mythology literature supernatural inhuman character story culture being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To seduce or exploit someone. Examples : "She tried to vamp the new intern to get him to do all her work. " character action human moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A volunteer firefighter. Examples : "The school's new volunteer fire safety team includes several dedicated vamps. " job person service organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
