vamp

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: coquetteflirtvamperminxteaseprickteaservamp uprevamp

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit menSynonyms: coquetteflirtvamperminxteaseprickteaser
  2. an improvised musical accompaniment
  3. piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe

Verb (4)

  1. make up“vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting”Synonyms: vamp up
  2. piece (something old) with a new part“vamp up an old speech”Synonyms: vamp up
  3. act seductively with (someone)
  4. provide (a shoe) with a new vamp“revamp my old boots”Synonyms: revamp
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

vamp \vamp\, v. t. & i. To seduce (a man) sexually for purpose of exploitation. [PJC]
Vamp \Vamp\ (v[a^]mp), v. i. To advance; to travel. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Vamp \Vamp\, n. [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; avant before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See Advance, Van of an army, and Foot.]

1.The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper. [1913 Webster]

2.Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t. [1913 Webster]

3.(Music) A usually improvized Jazz accompaniment, consisting of simple chords in sucession. [PJC]

vamp \vamp\, n. A woman who seduces men with her charm and wiles, in order to exploit them. [PJC]
Vamp \Vamp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vamped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Vamping.]

1.To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up. [1913 Webster]

I had never much hopes of your vamped play.— Swift.[1913 Webster]

2.To create with little skill; to concoct; to invent; -- usually with up; as, he vamped up an implausible excuse. [PJC]

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