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[1] the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
[2] something patched up or pieced together.
[3] Jazz . an accompaniment, usually improvised, consisting of a succession of simple chords.
[4] to furnish with a vamp, especially to repair (a shoe or boot) with a new vamp.
[5] to patch up; repair.
[6] to give (something) a new appearance by adding a patch or piece.
[7] to concoct or invent (often followed by up ): He vamped up a few ugly rumors to discredit his enemies.
[8] Jazz . to improvise (an accompaniment or the like).
[9] Jazz . to improvise an accompaniment, tune, etc.
[10] a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.
[11] to use feminine charms upon; seduce.
[12] to act as a vamp.
[13] a seductive woman who exploits men by use of her sexual charms
[14] to exploit (a man) in the fashion of a vamp
[15] something patched up to make it look new
[16] the reworking of a theme, story, etc
[17] an improvised accompaniment, consisting largely of chords
[18] the front part of the upper of a shoe
[19] (tr often foll by up ) to give a vamp to; make a renovation of
[20] to improvise (an accompaniment) to (a tune)

Words related to Vamp

temptress, flirt, improvise, siren, tramp, beguile, lure, entice, tempt

Words nearby Vamp

valvulotomy, valéry, vambrace, vamoose, vamose, vamp, vamphorn, vampire, vampire bat, vampires, vampirism

Origin of Vamp

2First recorded in 1905–10; short for vampire

Other words from Vamp

vamp·er , noun
vamp·ish , adjective

Word origin for Vamp

C13: from Old French avantpié the front part of a shoe (hence, something patched), from avant- fore- + pié foot, from Latin pēs

Synonyms for Vamp

temptress, flirt, improvise, siren, tramp