vamp vs butterfly

butterfly vs vamp

vamp and butterfly both are nouns.

vamp and butterfly both are verbs.

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

As verbs, butterfly is a hypernym of vamp; that is, butterfly is a word with a broader meaning than vamp:

vamp: act seductively with (someone)
butterfly: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

Other hypernyms of vamp include chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance.

vamp (noun)	butterfly (noun)
piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe	a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
an improvised musical accompaniment	diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

vamp (verb)	butterfly (verb)
provide (a shoe) with a new vamp	talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
act seductively with (someone)	cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
piece (something old) with a new part	flutter like a butterfly
make up

Difference between vamp and butterfly

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