Vamp
noun
A woman who uses her charm or beauty to attract and control men.
She played the role of a vamp in the movie.
Often appears as...
- classic vamp
- play a vamp
verb
To fix or repair something, usually in a hasty and improvised way.
He vamped up an old engine to make it work again.
Often appears as...
- vamp up an engine
- vamp up a car
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
noun
The front part of a shoe, above the toes.
The vamp of this shoe is made of leather.
Often appears as...
- leather vamp
- shoe vamp
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In music, to play the same short piece of music repeatedly.
The guitarist started to vamp after the singer finished the song.
Often appears as...
- vamp until ready
- vamp on piano
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A woman who uses her charm or beauty to attract and control men.
She played the role of a vamp in the movie.
Often appears as...
- classic vamp
- play a vamp
verb
To fix or repair something, usually in a hasty and improvised way.
He vamped up an old engine to make it work again.
Often appears as...
- vamp up an engine
- vamp up a car
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
noun
The front part of a shoe, above the toes.
The vamp of this shoe is made of leather.
Often appears as...
- leather vamp
- shoe vamp
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In music, to play the same short piece of music repeatedly.
The guitarist started to vamp after the singer finished the song.
Often appears as...
- vamp until ready
- vamp on piano
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Femme Fatale
Refers to a woman whose charm leads men into difficult or dangerous situations.
She was the vamp of the spy network, easily manipulating the enemy agents.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Depiction
Often seen in movies as a mysterious and seductive woman with dark intentions.
The character's vamp persona captivated viewers as she led the protagonist astray.
Pro Tip 3/3Style Intrigue
May dress or behave in a way that is alluring and calculated to draw attention.
She vamped into the room, her presence turning heads as she strategically approached her target.
Pro Tip 1/3Femme Fatale
Refers to a woman whose charm leads men into difficult or dangerous situations.
She was the vamp of the spy network, easily manipulating the enemy agents.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Depiction
Often seen in movies as a mysterious and seductive woman with dark intentions.
The character's vamp persona captivated viewers as she led the protagonist astray.
Pro Tip 3/3Style Intrigue
May dress or behave in a way that is alluring and calculated to draw attention.
She vamped into the room, her presence turning heads as she strategically approached her target.
Pro Tip 1/3Femme Fatale
Refers to a woman whose charm leads men into difficult or dangerous situations.
She was the vamp of the spy network, easily manipulating the enemy agents.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Depiction
Often seen in movies as a mysterious and seductive woman with dark intentions.
The character's vamp persona captivated viewers as she led the protagonist astray.
Pro Tip 3/3Style Intrigue
May dress or behave in a way that is alluring and calculated to draw attention.
She vamped into the room, her presence turning heads as she strategically approached her target.
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Video examples
Kare Anderson: Be an...
and people would walk up to it and they'd smile in the reflection of it, and they'd pose and they'd vamp and they'd take selfies together, and they'd laugh. And as she was talking, a thought came to my mind. I said, "I know someone you ought to meet.
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Safari Live - Day 133 PIPE...
I can get a little window for them to see his see his face it's about as good as it gets vamp it now child of the universe is asking about females sexual selection of males they don't really
Video examples
Kare Anderson: Be an...
and people would walk up to it and they'd smile in the reflection of it, and they'd pose and they'd vamp and they'd take selfies together, and they'd laugh. And as she was talking, a thought came to my mind. I said, "I know someone you ought to meet.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 133 PIPE...
I can get a little window for them to see his see his face it's about as good as it gets vamp it now child of the universe is asking about females sexual selection of males they don't really
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Quote examples
Adam Ross
American Novelist
Once when I went over my work with my Washington University professor, the late great Stanley Elkin, he pointed to a passage of mine and said: 'Stop vamping.' It has remained a caution.
Quote examples
Amrapali Gupta
Indian Actress
I tried playing a positive character in my last show 'Tujhse Hai Raabta' and people gave me a good feedback, but still some people think that I'm the vamp from 'Qubool Hai.
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Calvin Klein
American Designer
We were using Brooke as an actress; she was playing different roles: a liberated woman, a teenager, a vamp.
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Payal Rohatgi
Indian Actress
In normal life, we are all sweet and not vamp. So, to play a villain a lot of focus is required.
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Jamie Luner
American Actress
I love playing the vamp, and I get sent out for a lot of that stuff, maybe because I do it well.
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Lady Colin Campbell
British Writer
My mother was a professional beauty. She played the vamp for all it was worth.
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Salma Hayek
Mexican Actress
I do have a Mexican accent, but that doesn't mean that I'm a Latin vamp.
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Mandira Bedi
Indian Actress
Short hair is reserved for the questionable characters, the vamps.
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Sharmila Tagore
Indian Actress
If I played a vamp I would be rejected by the audience outright.
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Kabir Bedi
Indian Actor
Vamps no longer exist. Stars have taken their roles.
Quote examples
Adam Ross
American Novelist
Once when I went over my work with my Washington University professor, the late great Stanley Elkin, he pointed to a passage of mine and said: 'Stop vamping.' It has remained a caution.
Quote examples
Amrapali Gupta
Indian Actress
I tried playing a positive character in my last show 'Tujhse Hai Raabta' and people gave me a good feedback, but still some people think that I'm the vamp from 'Qubool Hai.
Quote examples
Calvin Klein
American Designer
We were using Brooke as an actress; she was playing different roles: a liberated woman, a teenager, a vamp.
Quote examples
Payal Rohatgi
Indian Actress
In normal life, we are all sweet and not vamp. So, to play a villain a lot of focus is required.
Quote examples
Jamie Luner
American Actress
I love playing the vamp, and I get sent out for a lot of that stuff, maybe because I do it well.
Quote examples
Lady Colin Campbell
British Writer
My mother was a professional beauty. She played the vamp for all it was worth.
Quote examples
Salma Hayek
Mexican Actress
I do have a Mexican accent, but that doesn't mean that I'm a Latin vamp.
Quote examples
Mandira Bedi
Indian Actress
Short hair is reserved for the questionable characters, the vamps.
Quote examples
Sharmila Tagore
Indian Actress
If I played a vamp I would be rejected by the audience outright.
Quote examples
Kabir Bedi
Indian Actor
Vamps no longer exist. Stars have taken their roles.
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