n. the state of being a vampire, or the practices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim's life-force.
n. extortion
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Belief in the existence of vampires.
n. The actions of a vampire; the practice of bloodsucking.
n. Fig.: The practice of extortion.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Belief in the existence of vampires. See vampire, 1.
n. The action of a vampire-bat; the act or practice of blood-sucking.
n. Figuratively, the practice of extortion or preying on others.
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n. belief in the existence of vampires
n. the actions or practices of a vampire
Word Usage
"It was a movie that was filmed in black and white about an existential philosophy student who becomes a vampire, except vampirism is treated like heroin addiction."