repair vs vamp

repair and vamp both are nouns.

repair and vamp both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
repair	Yes	No	Yes	No
vamp	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, vamp is a hyponym of repair; that is, vamp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repair:

repair: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
vamp: provide (a shoe) with a new vamp

Other hyponyms of repair include fiddle, tinker, fill, patch, piece, cobble, point, repoint, trouble-shoot, troubleshoot, patch, patch up, resole, sole, revamp, heel, reheel, darn.

repair (noun)	vamp (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
a frequently visited place	an improvised musical accompaniment
a formal way of referring to the condition of something	a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

repair (verb)	vamp (verb)
give new life or energy to	provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken	act seductively with (someone)
set straight or right	piece (something old) with a new part
move, travel, or proceed toward some place	make up
make amends for; pay compensation for

Difference between repair and vamp

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