vamp vs make up

make up vs vamp

vamp is a noun but make up is not a noun.

vamp and make up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vamp	Yes	No	Yes	No
make up	No	No	Yes	No

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

vamp: make up
make up: concoct something artificial or untrue

Other hypernyms of vamp include cook up, fabricate, invent, manufacture.

vamp (noun)	make up (noun)
piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
an improvised musical accompaniment
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

vamp (verb)	make up (verb)
provide (a shoe) with a new vamp	apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
act seductively with (someone)	put in order or neaten
piece (something old) with a new part	come to terms
make up	concoct something artificial or untrue
	devise or compose
	do or give something to somebody in return
	make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
	form or compose
	adjust for

Difference between vamp and make up

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