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• Shoe — This article is about footwear. For other uses, see Shoe (disambiguation). Various shoes for sale in Quarry Bay …   Wikipedia

• vamp — I. /væmp / (say vamp) noun 1. the front part of the upper of a shoe or boot. 2. anything patched up or pieced together. 3. Music an accompaniment, usually improvised, consisting of a succession of simple chords. –verb (t) 4. to furnish with a… …  

• vamp — væmp n. part of boot or shoe which covers the instep; musical improvisation; reworking of an already existing piece (i.e. book or article); seductive woman who uses her sex appeal in a manipulative way (especially to exploit men) ; vampire v.… …   English contemporary dictionary

• Vamp — may refer to:* VaMP, the first autonomous car that drove long distances in traffic * Vamp (band), a Norwegian folk music band * Vamp (character), in the Metal Gear series of games. * Vamp (Gobots), in Gobots toyline and cartoon. * Vamp (comics),… …   Wikipedia

• vamp — vamp1 [vamp] n. [ME vampe < OFr avampié < avant, before + pié, pied, foot < L pes (gen. pedis), FOOT] 1. the part of a boot or shoe covering the instep and, in some styles, the toes: see OXFORD 2. [< the v.] a) something patched up or …   English World dictionary

• Vamp — Vamp, n. [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See {Advance}, {Van} of an army, and {Foot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vamp — Ⅰ. vamp [1] ► NOUN 1) the upper front part of a boot or shoe. 2) (in jazz and popular music) a short, simple introductory passage, usually repeated several times until otherwise instructed. ► VERB 1) (vamp up) informal repair or improve. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• Vamp — Vamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vamped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Vamping}.] To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; often followed by up. [1913 Webster] I had never much …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vamp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English vampe part of a hose leg or shoe covering the forefoot, vamp, from Anglo French, alteration of avanpié, from avant fore + pié foot, from Latin ped , pes more at vanguard, foot Date: 14th century 1. the part of a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vamp — I [[t]væmp[/t]] n. 1) the portion of a shoe upper that covers the instep and toes 2) something pieced together 3) mad an introductory musical passage commonly consisting of a repeated succession of chords played before the start of a solo 4) to… …   From formal English to slang

• vamp — vamp1 vamper, n. vampish, adj. /vamp/, n. 1. the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes. 2. something patched up or pieced together. 3. Jazz. an accompaniment, usually improvised, consisting of a succession of simple… …   Universalium