The difference between Upper and Vamp

When used as nouns, upper means that which is higher, contrasted with the lower, whereas vamp means 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.


Upper is also adjective with the meaning: at a higher level, rank or position.

Vamp is also verb with the meaning: to patch, repair, or refurbish.

check bellow for the other definitions of Upper and Vamp

  1. Upper as an adjective:

    At a higher level, rank or position.

  2. Upper as an adjective:

    Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.

  3. Upper as an adjective (geology, of strata or geological time periods):

    younger, more recent

  4. Upper as an adjective (education):

    Of or pertaining to a secondary school.

  1. Upper as a noun:

    That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.

    Examples:

    "As the restless sleeper here, I'll take the lower berth. You take the upper."

  2. Upper as a noun (shoemaking):

    The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole.

  3. Upper as a noun:

    A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.

  4. Upper as a noun (footwear):

    The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops.

  1. Vamp as a noun:

    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.

  2. Vamp as a noun:

    Something added to give an old thing a new appearance; a patch.

  3. Vamp as a noun:

    Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.

  4. Vamp as a noun (music):

    A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, for example, to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist.

  5. Vamp as a noun (by extension):

    An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.

  1. Vamp as a verb (transitive):

    To patch, repair, or refurbish.

  2. Vamp as a verb (transitive):

    Often as : to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.

  3. Vamp as a verb (transitive):

    To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise. To perform a .

  4. Vamp as a verb (transitive, shoemaking):

    To attach a vamp (to footwear).

  5. Vamp as a verb (ambitransitive, now, dialectal):

    To travel by foot; to walk.

  6. Vamp as a verb (intransitive):

    To delay or stall for time, as for an audience.

    Examples:

    "Keep vamping! Something’s wrong with the mic!"

    "She went out there to vamp since the speaker was late arriving."

  1. Vamp as a noun:

    A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her.

  2. Vamp as a noun (informal):

    A vampire.

  1. Vamp as a verb (transitive):

    To seduce or exploit someone.

  1. Vamp as a noun (US, slang):

    A volunteer firefighter.

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