English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-vamp.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æmp|-æmp

Etymology 1
From L. term|pes||foot via OF. term|avanpié||before foot (term|avan + term|pié)

Noun
en-noun

1. The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
2. An improvised musical accompaniment, particularly sequence or chord progression repeated as necessary to fill time.
3. Any activity repeated to fill time or stall.

Derived terms
vamper
vampish

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To apply a vamp¹.
2. transitive To patch, to repair.
3. intransitive To stall or delay, as for an audience.

#: She went out there to vamp, since the speaker was late arriving.

Derived terms
revamp
vamp up

Etymology 2
Short for term|vampire

Noun
en-noun

1. A flirtatious, seductive woman.
2. rare A volunteer fire fighter.

Synonyms
;seductive woman
seductress, temptress

Translations
trans-top|seductive woman
Interlingua: vamp#Interlingua|vamp
trans-mid
Russian: вамп f
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To seduce or exploit someone.

Category:English intransitive verbs
Category:English transitive verbs

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