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Vamp (shoe) A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot. Though the human foot can adapt to varied terrains and climate conditions, it is vulnerable, and shoes provide protection. Form was originally tied to function, but ...

, the upper part of a shoe *

Vamp (woman) A ( , ; ), sometimes called a maneater, Mata Hari, or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and Seduction, seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, deadly traps. She is an archetype ...

, a seductress or ''femme fatale''; derived from "vampire" *

Vamp (music) In music, an ostinato (; derived from the Italian word for ''stubborn'', compare English ''obstinate'') is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, frequently in the same pitch. Well-known ostinato-based pieces inc ...

, a repeating musical figure or accompaniment Vamp or vamps may also refer to:

Science and technology

* Value Added Information Medical Products (VAMP), former name of the General Practice Research Database * Vesicle-associated membrane protein, a family of proteins * The VAMP regimen, a chemotherapy regimen for the treatment of low-risk childhood Hodgkin lymphoma * Project Vamp, a U.S. Navy hydrologic survey * V.A.M.P. (G.I. Joe), a toy vehicle

Vehicles

* Venus Atmospheric Maneuverable Platform (VAMP), an inflatable robotic aircraft for Venus * VaMP, the first autonomous car that drove long distances in traffic * "Vamps", short for

De Havilland Vampire The de Havilland DH100 Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland, de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was the second jet fighter to be operated by the Royal Air Force, RAF, after the Gloster Meteo ...

plane in Rhodesia

Music

Vamp (band) Vamp (initiated in 1990) is a folk-rock band from Haugesund, Norway with founding members Øyvind Staveland, Calle Øyvind Apeland, Paul Hansen, Bjørn Berge, Odin Staveland and Tore Jamne. The band's musical profile is a mix of Norwegian t ...

, Norwegian folk music band formed in 1990 *

Vamps (band) Vamps is a Japanese rock music, rock duo formed in 2008 by Hyde (musician), Hyde (vocalist, rhythm guitarist, lyricist and composer) and K.A.Z (lead guitarist, backing vocalist and composer). Only a year after their founding, Vamps performed ...

, Japanese rock band formed in 2008 ** ''Vamps'' (album), the 2009 self-titled debut album of the Japanese band * The Vamps (Australian band), formed in 1965 *

The Vamps (British band) The Vamps are a British Pop music, pop band consisting of Bradley Simpson, James Brittain-McVey, Connor Ball and Tristan Evans. They formed in 2012 and signed to Mercury Records (now Virgin EMI Records) in the November of the same year. In 201 ...

, a band formed in 2012 * DJ Yung Vamp (born 1995), a Belgian DJ and record producer * Vamp (album), a 1996 album by Akina Nakamori

Characters

Vamp (comics) Vagabond Vagabond (Priscilla Lyons) is the former partner and girlfriend of Nomad (Jack Monroe). She prevented Black Racer's assassination attempt on Sidewinder. She thwarted and captured Dr. Karl Malus during his attempt to take over Power Br ...

, a character in the Marvel series ''Captain America'' and ''Deadpool'' *

Vamp (Gobots) This is an alphabetical list of GoBots characters with information on their appearances, fictional biographies and histories. Bad Boy Bad Boy is one of Cy-Kill's minions. He is a rough street punk always ready with an insult and looking for a ...

, a character from ''Gobots'' * Vamp, a character in the ''Metal Gear'' series * Elsie "Vamp", a main character in the comic series ''

Fangs A fang is a long, pointed tooth. In mammals, a fang is a modified maxillary tooth, used for biting and tearing flesh. In snakes, it is a specialized tooth that is associated with a venom gland (see snake venom). Spiders also have external Chelic ...

Film, television and theatre

* ''Vamp'' (film), 1986 vampire film * ''Vamps'' (film), 2012 horror-comedy film * ''Vamp'' (TV series), a Brazilian telenovela * ''

The Vamp ''The Vamp'' is a stage Musical theatre, musical with a book by Sam Locke (screenwriter), Sam Locke and John La Touche (lyricist), John La Touche with lyrics by La Touche and music by Jimmy Mundy, James Mundy. The show is set in the 1920s and te ...

'', a 1955 musical comedy * ''The Vamp'' (film), a lost 1918 silent film wartime comedy-drama *

Theda Bara Theda Bara ( ; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatal ...

(1885–1955), American silent film actress nicknamed "The Vamp" *

Ivana Vamp Ivana is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic cognates of the nam ...

, Italian drag queen

Other

Vamp (firefighter) A volunteer fire department (VFD) is a fire department of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction. Volunteer and retained (on-call) firefighters are expected to be on call to respond ...

, a slang term for a volunteer firefighter in the United States *

Vamp Creek Vamp Creek is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Canada, approximately north-east of Bakers Narrows. Description The remote creek flows through Churchill River Upland portion of the Midwestern Canadia ...

, a river in Manitoba, Canada *

Vamp Building The Vamp Building is a historic factory building at 3-15 Liberty Square in downtown Lynn, Massachusetts. The eight-story brick building was built in 1903 as the Lynn Realty Company Building #4 to a design by local architect Henry Warren Rogers, a ...

, a building in Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. * Seattle Vamps, a women's ice hockey team * ''Vamp!'', a light novel series by