English to English
vamp
(v/&/mp
)
noun (n)
- an improvised musical accompaniment(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- piece (something old) with a new part(verb.contact)Example:
Vamp up an old speech.
source: wordnet30 - act seductively with (someone)(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- provide (a shoe) with a new vamp(verb.change)Example:
Revamp my old boots.
source: wordnet30 - To advance; to travel.(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913