vamp
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)vamps
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit menSynonyms: coquetteflirtvamperminxteaseprickteaserType of woman, adult female
- an improvised musical accompanimentType of accompaniment, musical accompaniment
- piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoeType of piece of leatherPart of upper
Verb (4)vamps, vamped, vamping
- piece (something old) with a new part“vamp up an old speech”Synonyms: vamp upMore general patch, piece
- act seductively with (someone)More general chat up, flirt
- provide (a shoe) with a new vamp“revamp my old boots”Synonyms: revampMore general repair, mend
- concoct something artificial or untrue“vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting”Synonyms: fabricatemanufacturecook upmake upinventvamp upMore general think up, think ofMore specific trump up, confabulate, spin, mythologize
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
To advance; to travel. obsolete
Origin: 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.
2. Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, transitive verb
3. Music A usually improvized Jazz accompaniment, consisting of simple chords in sucession.
A woman who seduces men with her charm and wiles, in order to exploit them.
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.
I had never much hopes of your vamped play.— Jonathan Swift
2. To create with little skill; to concoct; to invent; — usually with up; as, he vamped up an implausible excuse.
To seduce (a man) sexually for purpose of exploitation.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors