Thesaurus: vamp

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1. v. i. To advance; to travel.
2. n. The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
3. n. Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.
4. 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.
5. n. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
6. n. an improvised musical accompaniment
7. n. piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
8. v. piece (something old) with a new part
9. v. act seductively with (someone)
10. v. provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
11. v. concoct something artificial or untrue
12. To advance; to travel. [Obs.] 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. 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.