vamp
📖 Definitions
noun
1. The front upper part of a shoe.
2. Something patched up or improvised.
3. A short, introductory musical passage, usually improvised, repeated several times.
verb tr.
1. To provide a shoe with a new vamp.
2. To piece together; to improvise.
verb intr.
To play a short, introductory musical passage several times.
💬 Usage Examples
“Stilettos with flattering wraparounds and pointed vamps redefine the workaday pump.” Ankle Straps; Marie Claire (New York); Oct 2011. “The band vamps for long stretches.” John Richardson; “I Should Have Been There to Protect Him???”; Esquire (New York); Jan 2015. “The much-loved salon just vamped up its 10-year-old space with a bright, modern makeover.” Chop Chop; That’s Shanghai (Beijing, China); Mar 2012. “Jeanie seems efficient and crisp and respectful but in reality she is a vamp with strong powers of seduction and a wild side.” New York Tristate; Back Stage (New York); Jan 22, 2015.