Определение vamped в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
- past of vamp
- vamp
- Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished
- vamp
- To seduce or exploit someone
'People who lose all their charity generally lose all their logic,' remarked Father Brown. 'It's rather ridiculous to complain that she keeps to herself; and then accuse her of vamping the whole male population.'.
- vamp
- 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
'Yes, I am rather cracked in the vamp,' he said freely, seeing that the eyes of the shepherd's wife fell upon his boots, .
- vamp
- A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who uses sexual desire to exploit men
'Well, her seclusion is considered suspicious. She annoys them by being good-looking and even what is called good style. And all the young men are warned against her as a vamp.'.
- vamp
- To perform a vamp; to perform a repeated, often improvised accompaniment, e.g. under dialogue or awaiting the readiness of a soloist
It is so unkind to joke about it, said the beautiful young lady. What shall I do? If somebody will vamp an accompaniment, I can get on very well without any music. But if I try to play for myself I shall break down..
- vamp
- (often as vamp up) to put together, improvise, or fabricate
With real though rude art, the harlequin danced slowly backwards out of the door into the garden, which was full of moonlight and stillness. The vamped dress of silver paper and paste, which had been too glaring in the footlights, looked more and more magical and silvery as it danced away under a brilliant moon.
- vamp
- To attach a vamp
- vamp
- Something added to give an old thing a new appearance; a patch
- vamp
- A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, e.g., to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist
I would go even further and say that, once Sondheim had ceased to compose classical music with its nonspecific accompaniments, he began to explore how effectively a vamp can flesh out a character for the stage. He had little need to write distinctive vamps for his Williams shows, but already in 1954—before the highly characteristic vamps in West Side Story—we see him growing in his ability to get under a character's skin through his accompaniment.
- vamp
- To walk
To be sure—I'd quite forgot it in my thoughts of greater things! Well, vamp on to Marlott, will ye, and order that carriage, and maybe I'll drive round and inspect the club..
- vamp
- To patch, repair, or refurbish
'Set me some great task, ye gods! and I will show my spirit.' 'Not so,' says the good Heaven; 'plod and plough, vamp your old coats and hats, weave a shoestring; great affairs and the best wine by and by.'.
- vamp
- An activity or speech intended to fill time or stall
- vamp
- {v} to mend up old things, piece, patch
- vamp
- {n} the upper-lether of a shoe
- vamp
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- vamp
- make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting
- vamp
- {f} improvise in playing music; make a vamp for a shoe; use sex appeal to manipulate and exploit
- vamp
- An improvised musical accompaniment, particularly sequence or chord progression repeated as necessary to fill time
- vamp
- A flirtatious, seductive woman
- vamp
- To stall or delay, as for an audience
- vamp
- act seductively with (someone)
- vamp
- piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"
- vamp
- make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
- vamp
- an improvised musical accompaniment
- vamp
- disapproval If you describe a woman as a vamp, you mean that she uses her sexual attractiveness to get what she wants from men. a woman who uses her sexual attractiveness to make men do what she wants (vampire)
- vamp
- The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper
- vamp
- A volunteer fire fighter
- vamp
- the part of the shoe that cover the top of the foot and toes Either a Russian V-Vamp cut, or a rounded U shape There are variations of both with different brands
- vamp
- To apply a vamp[1]
- vamp
- The repeating pan of a tune at its end, commonly the chorus or part of the chorus
- vamp
- piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe an improvised musical accompaniment provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
- vamp
- The complete forepart of a shoe upper
- vamp
- The part of a shoe upper from the instep (middle of the foot) forward to the toe See the color-coded sneaker for an illustration
- vamp
- Any activity repeated to fill time or stall
- vamp
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- vamp
- To advance; to travel
- vamp
- act seductively with (someone) piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"
- vamp
- A short sequence of chords that is repeated over and over again
- vamp
- To patch, to repair
- vamp
- To play a chord progression repeatedly
- vamp
- See Vamp, v
- vamp
- piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
- vamp
- {i} part of boot or shoe which covers the instep; musical improvisation; reworking of an already existing piece (i.e. book or article); seductive woman who uses her sex appeal in a manipulative way (especially to exploit men) ; vampire
- vamp
- 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
- vamp
- provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
- vamp
- Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance
- vamp
- The repeating pan of a tune at its end, usually the chorus or part of the chorus
- vamp
- The repeating part of a tune at its end, usually the chorus or part of the chorus
