āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž
an attractive woman who seduces men by her looks
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was a vamp who knew how to get what she wanted.
āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāύāϤ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏ⧠āϝāĻž āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻā§āϤā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻļ, āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ
the upper front part of a boot or shoe, covering the top of the foot
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
These boots have a reinforced vamp to withstand tough outdoor conditions.
āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āϝāĻž āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻā§āĻāύ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ
a short, repeated musical phrase, often improvised, used as an introduction or accompaniment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The band kept a steady vamp going while the soloist prepared.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝāĻāύ āĻāĻāĻ āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
to vamp
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āĻā§āϤā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻŽā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āϤā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻ āϏā§āϞāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to repair or furnish a shoe with a new vamp (the front part of the upper)
Transitive: to vamp a shoe
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She had her shoes vamped instead of buying new ones.
āϏ⧠āύāϤā§āύ āĻā§āϤāĻž āĻā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϤā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŽā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϞā§āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to act seductively toward someone
Transitive: to vamp sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The actress vamped her coâstar during the scene.
āĻ
āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻš-āϤāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϞā§āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āϏā§āϞāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŽā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to repair or improve something old by adding a new part
Transitive: to vamp sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tailor vamped the coat by replacing the sleeves.
āĻĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύā§
to invent or fabricate something, often quickly or without preparation
Transitive: to vamp sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She vamped a story to entertain the children.
āϏ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāύ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞāĨ¤
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