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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: vamp

1
 nv
piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
piece (something old) with a new part
2
 nv
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
act seductively with (someone)
3
 n
an improvised musical accompaniment
4
 v
make up
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: vamp
1

n piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe

Type of:
piece of leather
a separate part consisting of leather

v piece (something old) with a new part

“vamp up an old speech”
Synonyms:
vamp up
Type of:
patch, piece
to join or unite the pieces of

v provide (a shoe) with a new vamp

Synonyms:
revamp
Type of:
bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
2

n a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

Synonyms:
coquette, flirt, minx, prickteaser, tease, vamper
Type of:
adult female, woman
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

v act seductively with (someone)

Type of:
butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
3

n an improvised musical accompaniment

Type of:
accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment, support
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
4

v make up

“vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting”
Synonyms:
vamp up
Type of:
cook up, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture
make up something artificial or untrue
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