Vamp /(vămp)/

Vamp

v. i.
  1. To advance; to travel. [Obs.]

Vamp

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

vamp

n.
  1. A woman who seduces men with her charm and wiles, in order to exploit them.

Vamp

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Vamped; 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.
    I had never much hopes of your vamped play.
  2. To create with little skill; to concoct; to invent; -- usually with up; as, he vamped up an implausible excuse.

vamp

v. t. & i.
  1. To seduce (a man) sexually for purpose of exploitation.