vamp Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
    minx; prickteaser; tease; vamper; coquette; flirt.
  2. noun an improvised musical accompaniment
  3. noun piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
  4. verb make up
    vamp up.
    • vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting
  5. verb piece (something old) with a new part
    vamp up.
    • vamp up an old speech
  6. verb act seductively with (someone)
  7. verb provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
    revamp.
    • revamp my old boots

WordNet

Vamp intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To advance; to travel. Obs.
Vamp noun
Etymology
OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See Advance, Van of an army, and Foot.
Definitions
  1. The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
  2. Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.
Vamp transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Vamped present participle & verbal noun Vamping
Definitions
  1. 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.
    I had never much hopes of your vamped play. Swift.

Webster 1913