verb🔗ShareTo patch, repair, or refurbish."The carpenter was vamping the old chair, replacing the broken legs and reupholstering the seat. "utilityworktechnicalindustryChat 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 was vamping up his presentation at the last minute by adding more pictures and a catchy title. "technologymediacommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise."The teacher was late, so the students started vamping a skit to keep themselves entertained. "stylemusicentertainmentstageartlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear)."The cobbler is vamping the leather onto the boot to finish the repair. "technicalindustrywearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo travel by foot; to walk.""Instead of taking the bus, I decided to start vamping to school each morning for exercise." "actionwayhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo delay or stall for time, as for an audience."Keep vamping! Something’s wrong with the mic!"entertainmentmusicstagetimeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo seduce or exploit someone."The con artist was vamping tourists out of their money with sob stories and fake promises. "sexcharacterhumanactionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe behaviour of one who vamps."Her constant vamping in front of the mirror was making us late for the movie. "entertainmentstylecharacteractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCamping by vampires""The ranger warned hikers to avoid the area near the old castle due to reports of vamping." "supernaturalinhumanentertainmentmythologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
