vamp

Pronunciation

• (US) (UK) IPA ^(key): /væmp/

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Noun

Singular vamp

Plural vamps

In an Oxford shoe, the vamp overlaps the quarter. (sense 1)

1. (countable) A vamp is the top part of a boot or shoe.
2. (countable) A vamp is a flirtatious, seductive woman.

Verb

Plain form vamp

Third-person singular vamps

Past tense vamped

Past participle vamped

Present participle vamping

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you vamp someone, you seduce or exploit them.
2. (transitive) If you vamp something, patch or repair it.