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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

vamp \vamp\, v. t. & i.
To seduce (a man) sexually for purpose of exploitation.
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Vamp \Vamp\ (v[a^]mp), v. i.
To advance; to travel. [Obs.]
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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.
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2. Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new
appearance. See {Vamp}, v. t.
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3. (Music) A usually improvized Jazz accompaniment,
consisting of simple chords in sucession.
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vamp \vamp\, n.
A woman who seduces men with her charm and wiles, in order to
exploit them.
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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.
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I had never much hopes of your vamped play. --Swift.
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2. To create with little skill; to concoct; to invent; --
usually with up; as, he vamped up an implausible excuse.
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