"vamp" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /væmp/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-vamp.ogg [US], en-au-vamp.ogg [Australia] Forms: vamp, vamps [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A vamp is the top part of a boot or shoe.
    Sense id: simple-vamp-en-noun-RjAHlRjY
  2. A vamp is a flirtatious, seductive woman.
    Sense id: simple-vamp-en-noun-IHV4g9Jg

Verb [English]

IPA: /væmp/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-vamp.ogg [US], en-au-vamp.ogg [Australia] Forms: vamp [canonical], vamps [third-person, singular], vamped [past], vamped [past, participle], vamping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you vamp someone, you seduce or exploit them.
    Sense id: simple-vamp-en-verb-kdUkEVmB
  2. If you vamp something, patch or repair it.
    Sense id: simple-vamp-en-verb-5W6F18zv
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