 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
vamp
noun
1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
[syn: {coquette}, {flirt}, {vamper}, {minx}, {tease}, {prickteaser}]
2: an improvised musical accompaniment
3: piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a
shoe
verb
1: make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
[syn: {vamp up}]
2: piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old
speech" [syn: {vamp up}]
3: act seductively with (someone)
4: provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
[syn: {revamp}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vamp \Vamp\, verb (used without an object)
To advance; to travel. [Obs.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vamp \Vamp\, noun [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the
forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See
{Advance}, {Van} of an army, and {Foot}.]
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}, verb (used with an object)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vamp \Vamp\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Vamped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Vamping}.]
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.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
159 Moby Thesaurus words for "vamp":
Aspasia, Circe, Delilah, Don Juan, Jezebel, Lorelei, Messalina,
Parthenope, Phryne, Siren, Thais, Vorspiel, ad-lib, adventuress,
allure, attract, becharm, beguile, bewitch, brighten up, brush up,
cadenza, captivate, captive, carry away, cast a spell, catch,
charm, charmer, concert overture, conquest, cook up, coquette,
courtesan, curtain raiser, dash off, date, demimondaine, demimonde,
demirep, descant, do offhand, do up, dramatic overture, draw on,
enamor, enchant, enchanter, enchantress, endear, enrapture,
enravish, enthrall, enticer, entrance, extempore, extemporize,
fake, fascinate, femme fatale, fire brigade, fire department,
fire fighter, fire warden, fire-chaser, fire-eater, fireman, fix,
fix up, flirt, flourish, forest fire fighter, freshen, furbish,
furbish up, gold, gold digger, harem girl, hetaera, hold in thrall,
honey, hot lick, houri, hypnotize, impromptu, improvisate,
improvisation, improvise, infatuate, inflame with love,
interpolation, intrigue, introduction, inveigler, jury-rig,
knock off, lash up, lick, make up, mesmerize, odalisque,
operatic overture, overhaul, overture, patch, play by ear, polish,
polish up, prelude, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, refurbish,
renovate, repair, retouch, revamp, revive, riff, rub up,
scrap the plan, seduce, seducer, seductress, shine, siren,
smokechaser, smokejumper, spell, spellbind, spruce, spruce up,
steady, strike off, strumpet, sweet patootie, sweetheart, sweetie,
tantalize, teaser, tempt, tempter, temptress, throw off,
throw together, tone up, toss off, toss out, touch up, transport,
vamp up, vampire, voluntary, volunteer fireman, whip up, whomp up,
whore, wing it, witch
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