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vamp

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vamp /BrE vamp , AmE væmp /
A
noun
1 informal (woman) vamp f
2 (on shoe) empeigne f
3 Music improvisation f
B
intransitive verb
1 Music plaquer des accords
2 dated, derogatory (seduce) jouer les vamps
Phrasal verb
■ vamp up:
vamp [sth] up,
vamp up [sth]
rafraîchir [clothing]; remettre [qch] au goût du jour [story]; remanier [written notes]