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Found 7 hits - Term: vamp, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vamp \vamp\, n. oe. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, f. avantpied the
   forefoot, vamp; avant 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.
      1913 webster

   2. any piece added to an old thing to give it a new
      appearance. see vamp, v. t.
      1913 webster

   3. music a usually improvized jazz accompaniment,
      consisting of simple chords in sucession.
      pjc
see also:
advance van foot vamp 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vamp \vamp\, n.
   a woman who seduces men with her charm and wiles, in order to
   exploit them.
   pjc

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vamp \vamp\, v. t. imp.  p. p. vamped ?; 215; p. pr.  vb.
   n. vamping.
   1. to provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to
      to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to
      patch; -- often followed by up.
      1913 webster

            i had never much hopes of your vamped play. --swift.
      1913 webster

   2. to create with little skill; to concoct; to invent; --
      usually with up; as, he vamped up an implausible excuse.
      pjc
see also:
vamped vamping 
[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vamp \vamp\ va^mp, v. i.
   to advance; to travel. obs.
   1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vamp \vamp\, v. t.  i.
   to seduce a man sexually for purpose of exploitation.
   pjc

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0
vamp
     n 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
     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 a shoe with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
        syn: revamp
see also:
coquette flirt vamper minx tease prickteaser 
vamp up revamp 
[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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