Definition of vamp Vamp

/væˈmp/ - [vatmp] - vamp

We found 26 definitions of vamp from 5 different sources.

What does vamp mean?

Noun Plural: vamps
vamp - piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
		piece of leather a separate part consisting of leather
		upper piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; "Uppers come in many styles"
vamp - an improvised musical accompaniment
vamp - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
		coquette, flirt, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
		adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
Verb vamps, vamping, vamped
vamp - act seductively with (someone)
		coquet, coquette, chat up, flirt, philander, butterfly, mash, dally, romance talk to someone with the aim of persuading him
vamp - provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
		revamp
		bushel, furbish up, mend, doctor, touch on, repair, restore, fix heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"
vamp - piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"
		vamp up
		patch, piece mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"
vamp - make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
		vamp up
		cook up, fabricate, invent, manufacture, make up make up something artificial or untrue

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vamp (Noun)
The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking.
vamp (Noun)
Something added to give an old thing a new appearance; a patch.
vamp (Noun)
Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
vamp (Noun)
An activity or speech intended to fill time or stall.
vamp (Noun)
A volunteer fire fighter.
vamp (Noun)
A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who uses sexual desire to exploit men.
vamp (Verb)
To attach a vamp.
vamp (Verb)
To walk.
vamp (Verb)
To patch, repair, or refurbish.
vamp (Verb)
Often as vamp up to put together, improvise, or fabricate.
vamp (Verb)
To perform a vamp; to perform a repeated, often improvised accompaniment, e. g. under dialogue or awaiting the readiness of a soloist.
vamp (Verb)
To stall or delay, as for an audience.
vamp (Verb)
To seduce or exploit someone.

vamp (v. i.)
To advance; to travel.
vamp (n.)
The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
vamp (n.)
Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.
vamp (v. t.)
To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up.

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