[vamp] 
,| 1. | the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes. |
| 2. | something patched up or pieced together. |
| 3. | Jazz. an accompaniment, usually improvised, consisting of a succession of simple chords. |
| 4. | to furnish with a vamp, esp. to repair (a shoe or boot) with a new vamp. |
| 5. | to patch up; repair. |
| 6. | to give (something) a new appearance by adding a patch or piece. |
| 7. | to concoct or invent (often fol. by up): He vamped up a few ugly rumors to discredit his enemies. |
| 8. | Jazz. to improvise (an accompaniment or the like). |
| 9. | Jazz. to improvise an accompaniment, tune, etc. |
[vamp] ,| 1. | a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men. |
| 2. | to use feminine charms upon; seduce. |
| 3. | to act as a vamp. |
| vamp 1 (vāmp) n.
v. tr.
To improvise simple accompaniment or variation of a tune. [Middle English vampe, sock, from Old French avanpie : avaunt, before; see vanguard + pie, foot (from Latin pēs; see ped- in Indo-European roots).] vamp'er n. |
| vamp 2 (vāmp) n. A woman who uses her sex appeal to entrap and exploit men. v. vamped, vamp·ing, vamps v. tr. To seduce or exploit (someone) in the manner of a vamp. v. intr. To play the part of a vamp. [Short for vampire.] vamp'ish adj., vamp'ish·ly adv., vamp'y adj. |
A fool there was and he made his prayer
(Even as you and I!)
To a rag and a bone and a hank of hair
(We called her the woman who did not care)
But the fool, he called her his lady fair
(Even as you and I.)
[Kipling, "The Vampire"]
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