1syllable
vamps
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Definitions ofvamps
1noun
- 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.
- Something added to give an old thing a new appearance.
Synonyms: patch
- Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
- 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.
- (by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.
1verb
- To patch, repair, or refurbish.
- Often as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.
- To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.
- (shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear).
- To travel by foot; to walk.
- To delay or stall for time, as for an audience.
Example: "Keep vamping! Something’s wrong with the mic!"
1noun
- A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her.
- A vampire.
1verb
- To seduce or exploit someone.
1noun
- A volunteer firefighter.
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