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VAMP UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Piece (something old) with a new part
Example:
vamp up an old speech
Synonyms:
vamp; vamp up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "vamp up" is one way to...):
patch; piece (to join or unite the pieces of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make up
Example:
vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting
Synonyms:
vamp; vamp up
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "vamp up" is one way to...):
cook up; fabricate; invent; make up; manufacture (concoct something artificial or untrue)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
