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Rarevamps
The correct spelling is vamps.
How to pronounce vamps
noun
Say it like: Vam-ps
The correct spelling is vamps. The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stoc… For example: "Keep vamping! Something’s wrong with the mic!"
Usage Examples
“Keep vamping! Something’s wrong with the mic!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking.
- 2.Something added to give an old thing a new appearance.
- 3.Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
- 4.A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, for example, to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist.
- 5.(by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.
verb
- 1.To patch, repair, or refurbish.
- 2.Often as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.
- 3.To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.
- 4.(shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear).
- 5.To travel by foot; to walk.
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