vamp
vamp
vamppi
Synonyymisanakirja
vamp
nahanpala, kengän päällisnahka, säestys, musiikillinen säestys, improvisoitu säestys, korjata, parsia, kunnostaa, remontoida, uudistaa, entisöidä, flirttailla, pitää teerenpeliä, keimailla, kosiskella, käydä naisissa, hakkailla, flirtata, vampata, vietellä.
Liittyvät sanat: vampata, vamppaus, vamppi, vampyyri.
Slangisanakirja
vamppu: pesusieni : Stikkaa mulle vamppu.
Englannin sanakirja
vamp englanniksi
The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking. (defdate)
1869, w:Richard Doddridge Blackmore|Richard Doddridge Blackmore, s:Lorna_Doone/Chapter_48 Lorna Doone,
1893, w:Thomas Hardy|Thomas Hardy, s:The Three Strangers|The Three Strangers,
1976, w:Chaim Grade|Chaim Grade (w:Curt Leviant|Curt Leviant, tr.), w:The Yeshiva (novel)|The Yeshiva, p. 164,
Something added to give an old thing a new appearance; a patch.
Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
puhekieltä A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measurenoun measures, often a single chord or simple w:Chord progression|chord progression, repeated as necessary, e.g., to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist. (defdate)
2005, w:Steve Swayne|Steve Swayne, How Sondheim Found his Sound,
An activity or speech intended to fill time or stall.
A volunteer fire fighter.
1892, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). Fire Dept, Our firemen: the official history of the Brooklyn Fire Department, from the first volunteer to the latest appointee,
2000, Turner Publishing Company, Atlanta Fire Department: Commemorative Yearbook,
2008, John Delin, Syosset People and Places,
puhekieltä To attach a vamp.
To walk.
1891, w:Thomas Hardy|Thomas Hardy, s:Tess of the dUrbervilles/Chapter I|Tess of the d'Urbervilles'',
1860, w:Ralph Waldo Emerson|Ralph Waldo Emerson, s:The Conduct of Life/Illusions|The Conduct of Life,
(often as vamp up) to put together, improvise, or fabricate.
1844, MacFarlane, Charles, The Camp of Refuge, London: Charles Knight & Co., page 120
1839, w:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens, s:Nicholas Nickleby/Chapter 48|The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby,
1911, w:G. K. Chesterton|G. K. Chesterton, The Flying Stars, in http://www.gutenberg.org/files/204/204-h/204-h.htm The Innocence of Father Brown,
puhekieltä To perform a vamp; to perform a repeated, often improvised accompaniment, e.g. under dialogue or awaiting the readiness of a soloist.
1905, w:George Bernard Shaw|George Bernard Shaw, s:The Irrational Knot/Chapter I|The Irrational Knot,
(quote-book)
Keep vamping! Somethings wrong with the mic!''
She went out there to vamp since the speaker was late arriving.
A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who uses sexual desire to exploit men. (defdate)
1919, Theatre Magazine, volume 29, page 389,
1922, w:F. Scott Fitzgerald|F. Scott Fitzgerald, s:The Beautiful and Damned/Book One/Chapter III|The Beautiful and Damned,
1927, w:G. K. Chesterton|G. K. Chesterton, The Actor and the Alibi, in http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~mward/gkc/books/Complete_Father_Brown/chapter37.html The Secret of Father Brown,
1936, w:G. K. Chesterton|G. K. Chesterton, The Vampire of the Village, published first in w:Strand Magazine|Strand Magazine, then in later editions of http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~mward/gkc/books/Complete_Father_Brown/chapter51.html The Scandal of Father Brown,
puhekieltä A vampire.
1992, Robert Marrero, Dracula: the vampire legend on film (page 20)
puhekieltä To seduce or exploit someone.
1936, (w), The Vampire of the Village, published first in (w), then in later editions of http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~mward/gkc/books/Complete_Father_Brown/chapter51.html The Scandal of Father Brown,
English vamp (flirtatious woman)
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