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Vamp Up

Definition: Vamp Up

Vamp Up

Verb

1. Make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting".

2. Piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonym: Vamp Up

Synonym: vamp (v). (additional references)

Synonyms within Context: Vamp Up

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Improvement	Touch up, rub up, brush up, furbish up, bolster up, vamp up, brighten up, warm up; polish, cook, make the most of, set off to advantage; prune; repair; (restore); put in order; (arrange).
Preparation	Elaborate, mature, ripen, mellow, season, bring to maturity; nurture; (aid); hatch, cook, brew; temper, anneal, smelt; barbecue; infumate; maturate. equip, arm, man; fit-out, fit up; furnish, rig, dress, garnish, betrim, accouter, array, fettle, fledge; dress up, furbish up, brush up, vamp up; refurbish; sharpen one's tools, trim one's foils, set, prime, attune; whet the knife, whet the sword; wind up, screw up; adjust; (fit); put in trim, put in train, put in gear, put in working order, put in tune, put in a groove for, put in harness; pack.
Restoration	Repair; put in repair, remanufacture, put in thorough repair, put in complete repair; retouch, refashion, botch, vamp, tinker, cobble; do up, patch up, touch up, plaster up, vamp up; darn, finedraw, heelpiece; stop a gap, stanch, staunch, caulk, calk, careen, splice, bind up wounds.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Vamp Up

English words defined with "vamp up": Recoct. (references)

Modern Translation: Vamp Up

Language		Translations for "vamp up"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
German		aufpolieren (brighten, furbish, polish up, refurbish, revamp, to refurbish), aufmotzen (beef up, camp up, get cheeky, get fresh, pop up, revamp, zap up), aufbügeln (freshen, iron on, iron out). (various references)

Pig Latin		ampvay upay

Romanian		drege (arrange, darn, doctor, Flavor, flavour, juggle, mend, piece, readjust, refit, renew, renovate, repair, restore, retouch, season, set to rights, spice, tinker), cârpi (botch, bungle, cobble, darn, mend, patch up, piece, repair, spoil, stitch up, vamp), încãputa. (various references)

Turkish		yenilemek (make over, modernize, rebuild, recondition, re-create, redintegrate, refurbish, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, revamp, touch up), yamamak (doctor, foist, inflict, patch, piece up, repair, revamp), saya takmak. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Vamp Up

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-m-p-p-u-v"
	-2 letters: puma, pump, pupa, vamp.
	-3 letters: amp, amu, map, pam, pap, pup, ump, vau.
	-4 letters: am, ma, mu, pa, um, up.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Translations: Modern

5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography

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