Synonyms for vamp
væmpvamp

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1. coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteasernoun

   a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

   Synonyms:
   ribbing, vexer, prickteaser, flirt, tease, teasing, coquette, flirtation, annoyer, minx, coquetry, vamper, teaser, tantalization, flirting, toying, dalliance

2. vampnoun

   an improvised musical accompaniment

   Synonyms:
   flirt, prickteaser, minx, tease, vamper, coquette

3. vampverb

   piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe

   Synonyms:
   flirt, prickteaser, minx, tease, vamper, coquette

4. vamp, vamp upverb

   make up

   "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"

   Synonyms:
   vamp up, revamp

5. vamp, vamp upverb

   piece (something old) with a new part

   "vamp up an old speech"

   Synonyms:
   vamp up, revamp

6. vampverb

   act seductively with (someone)

   Synonyms:
   vamp up, revamp

7. vamp, revampverb

   provide (a shoe) with a new vamp

   "revamp my old boots"

   Synonyms:
   vamp up, revamp

Matched Categories

1. • Accompaniment
   • Coquet
   • Fabricate
   • Patch

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1. vampnoun

   Synonyms:
   upper leather (of a shoe)

2. vampverb

   Synonyms:
   repair, mend, piece, patch, tinker, refit, retouch, vamp up, patch up

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1. List of paraphrases for "vamp":

   vampire

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How to use vamp in a sentence?

1. Bob Slaughter:

   Old sheet music back in the 1930s and 1940s used to have a notation printed across the top, it would say ‘vamp til ready.’.