Noun: vamp vamp- [informal] A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- coquette, flirt, vamper, minx, tease, flirter - An improvised musical accompaniment
- Piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
Verb: vamp vamp- Make up
"vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"; - vamp up - Piece (something old) with a new part
"vamp up an old speech"; - vamp up - [informal] Act seductively with (someone)
- Provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
"vamp my old boots"; - revamp
Derived forms: vamping, vamps, vamped Type of: accompaniment, adult female, backup, bushel [US], chat up [Brit, informal], cook up [informal], coquet [rare], dally, doctor [informal], fabricate, fix, flirt, furbish up, invent, make up, manufacture, mash [archaic], mend, musical accompaniment, patch, philander, piece, piece of leather, repair, restore, romance, support, touch on, woman Part of: upper Encyclopedia: Vamp |