verb🔗ShareTo patch, repair, or refurbish."She vamped her old jeans with colorful patches to give them a new look. "workindustrybuildingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOften as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing."The student vamped up his old essay by adding a new introduction and conclusion before submitting it. "technologymediastylemusicartentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise."The band's guitarist had a string break mid-song, so the drummer vamped until he could replace it. "languagewordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear)."The shoemaker vamped the new leather to the boots, finishing the upper part of the footwear. "wearindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo travel by foot; to walk."After her car broke down, Sarah vamped all the way home from work. "actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo delay or stall for time, as for an audience."Keep vamping! Something’s wrong with the mic!"entertainmenttimestagemusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo seduce or exploit someone."She vamped the new intern to get him to do all her work. "characterhumanactionsocietymoralsexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
