vamp: Meaning and Definition of

vamp

1. the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
2. something patched up or pieced together.
3. an accompaniment, usually improvised, consisting of a succession of simple chords.

1. to furnish with a vamp, esp. to repair (a shoe or boot) with a new vamp.
2. to patch up; repair.
3. to give (something) a new appearance by adding a patch or piece.
4. to concoct or invent (often fol. by up): He vamped up a few ugly rumors to discredit his enemies.
5. to improvise (an accompaniment or the like).

1. to improvise an accompaniment, tune, etc.

vamp

1. a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.

1. to use feminine charms upon; seduce.

1. to act as a vamp.