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The meaning of the word "Vamp" in English


Vamp v. i. : To advance; to travel.

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

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

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.

Example:
What does it mean for a song to have a Vamp in the middle?

Taxonomy
vamp, music, song, jazz, chord, soul music, free encyclopedia, funk music, gospel, rock songs, classical music, chord progressions, musical theater, latin jazz, jazz tune, music genres, variation, 1970s.

Defination from the web:
vamp provides a performer with a harmonic framework upon which to improvise. ... In gospel and soul music, the band will often vamp on a simple ostinato groove at the end of a song, usually over a single chord. ... 

synonyms
  (noun) coquette
  (noun) flirt
  (noun) vamper
  (noun) minx
  (noun) tease
  (noun) prickteaser
  (noun) accompaniment
  (noun) adult female
  (noun) backup
  (noun) musical accompaniment
  (noun) piece of leather
  (noun) support
  (noun) woman
  (verb) vamp up
  (verb) revamp
  (verb) bushel
  (verb) butterfly
  (verb) chat up
  (verb) cook up
  (verb) coquet
  (verb) coquette
  (verb) dally
  (verb) doctor
  (verb) fabricate
  (verb) fix
  (verb) flirt
  (verb) furbish up
  (verb) invent
  (verb) make up
  (verb) manufacture
  (verb) mash
  (verb) mend
  (verb) patch
  (verb) philander
  (verb) piece
  (verb) repair
  (verb) restore
  (verb) romance
  (verb) touch on


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