English verb: vamp |
1. | vamp (creation) make up |
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| Samples | Vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting.
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| Synonyms | vamp up |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cook up, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture |
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2. | vamp (contact) piece (something old) with a new part |
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| Samples | Vamp up an old speech.
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| Synonyms | vamp up |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | patch, piece |
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3. | vamp (communication) act seductively with (someone) |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance |
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4. | vamp (change) provide (a shoe) with a new vamp |
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| Samples | Revamp my old boots.
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| Synonyms | revamp |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on |
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