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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vamp  \Vamp\,  v.  i. 
  To  advance;  to  travel.  [Obs.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vamp  \Vamp\,  n.  [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},  v.  t. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vamp  \Vamp\,  v.  t.  [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  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  vamp 
  n  1:  a  seductive  woman  who  uses  her  sex  appeal  to  exploit  men 
  [syn:  {coquette},  {flirt},  {vamper},  {minx},  {tease},  {prickteaser}] 
  2:  an  improvised  accompaniment 
  3:  the  front  part  of  the  upper  of  a  shoe 
  v  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  with  a  new  vamp;  "vamp  shoes"  [syn:  {revamp}] 




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