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- vampvamp1 [vamp]n.[ME vampe < OFr avampié < avant, before + pié, pied, foot < L pes (gen. pedis), FOOT]1. the part of a boot or shoe covering the instep and, in some styles, the toes: see OXFORD2. [< the v.]a) something patched up or fixed up to seem new; patchworkb) something patched onc) Music a simple, improvised introduction or interlude, esp. a series of chords, as before a jazz solo or between songs played by a dance bandvt.1. to put a vamp on; provide or mend with a new vamp2. to patch (up); repair3. to invent; fabricate4. Music to improvisevi.Music to play a vampvamp2 [vamp]n.short for VAMPIRE (sense 3)vt.to seduce or beguile (a man) by using feminine charmsvi.to act the part of a vampvampishadj.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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vamp — Bendroji informacija Kirčiuota forma: vámp Rūšis: naujai skolintos šaknies žodis Kilmė: anglų, vamp. Pateikta: 2012 09 15. Atnaujinta: 2013 10 05. Reikšmė ir vartosena Apibrėžtis: vampyriško stiliaus (mada; moteris: gundanti, fatališka, panašios … Lietuvių kalbos naujažodžių duomenynas
Vamp — Sm kühle, verführerische Frau erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. vamp, dieses eine Kurzform von ne. vampire Vampir . Die Bezeichnung entsteht im amerikanischen Stummfilm zu Beginn des 20. Jhs.; Ausgangspunkt ist… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Vamp — Vamp, n. [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See {Advance}, {Van} of an army, and {Foot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vamp — Ⅰ. vamp [1] ► NOUN 1) the upper front part of a boot or shoe. 2) (in jazz and popular music) a short, simple introductory passage, usually repeated several times until otherwise instructed. ► VERB 1) (vamp up) informal repair or improve. 2) … English terms dictionary
vamp|y — «VAM pee», adjective, vamp|i|er, vamp|i|est. = vampish. (Cf. ↑vampish) … Useful english dictionary
Vamp — Vamp, v. i. To advance; to travel. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vamp — Vamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vamped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Vamping}.] To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; often followed by up. [1913 Webster] I had never much … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
