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
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Upper as an adjective:
At a higher level, rank or position.
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Upper as an adjective:
Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
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Upper as an adjective (geology, of strata or geological time periods):
younger, more recent
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Upper as an adjective (education):
Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
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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."
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Upper as a noun (shoemaking):
The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole.
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Upper as a noun:
A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
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Upper as a noun (footwear):
The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops.
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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.
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Vamp as a noun:
Something added to give an old thing a new appearance; a patch.
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Vamp as a noun:
Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
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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.
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Vamp as a noun (by extension):
An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.
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Vamp as a verb (transitive):
To patch, repair, or refurbish.
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Vamp as a verb (transitive):
Often as : to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.
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Vamp as a verb (transitive):
To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise. To perform a .
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Vamp as a verb (transitive, shoemaking):
To attach a vamp (to footwear).
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Vamp as a verb (ambitransitive, now, dialectal):
To travel by foot; to walk.
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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."
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Vamp as a noun:
A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her.
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Vamp as a noun (informal):
A vampire.
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Vamp as a verb (transitive):
To seduce or exploit someone.
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Vamp as a noun (US, slang):
A volunteer firefighter.