vamp

1. v. i. To advance; to travel. Source: opted

2. n. The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper. Source: opted

3. n. Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

5. n. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men Source: wordnet

6. n. an improvised musical accompaniment Source: wordnet

7. n. piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe Source: wordnet

8. v. piece (something old) with a new part Source: wordnet

9. v. act seductively with (someone) Source: wordnet

10. v. provide (a shoe) with a new vamp Source: wordnet

11. v. concoct something artificial or untrue Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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