"vamp" Definition

Definitions for the word "vamp" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. v. i.
To advance; to travel.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
Upper front part of a boot or shoe. v. 1 (often foll. By up) repair or furbish. 2 (foll. By up) make by patching or from odds and ends. 3 improvise a musical accompaniment. [french avantpié front of the foot]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
6. colloq.
n. Woman who uses sexual attraction to exploit men. v. Allure and exploit (a man). [abbreviation of *vampire]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
7. slang
to spout, to leave in pawn. Also to cobble, as, “a VAMPED play,” and “a VAMPED accompaniment,” both terms reflecting discredit on the work, but not necessarily upon the musician.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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