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vamp

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1. vamp - Noun

2. vamp - Verb

Meaning

To advance; to travel.

The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.

Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Because success is such a weasel word anyway, it's such a horribly American word, and it's such a vamp and, I think it's a death trap. Daniel Berrigan

I do have a Mexican accent, but that doesn't mean that I'm a Latin vamp. Salma Hayek

Another two-bowl morning?" - Damien Maslin asking Zoey Redbird if her love of cereal was the reason she was almost late for Vamp Soc class. P. C. Cast

I think most people, and I'm talking vamp or human, are shitty. They put on an act. They pretend to be all nicey-nice, but are really just one step away from showing their true asshole-ness. P. C. Cast

I have a vamp body for you," Andrea said. "It's in the freezer." I gave her a nice smile. "You shouldn't have. Ilona Andrews

The vamp in McMann's stared at me. I guess he didn't like the Goth look. Most of them don't; somehow they think I'm making fun of them. Which I totally am. Rachel Caine

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