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Definition of vamp

piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
an improvised musical accompaniment
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
act seductively with (someone)
piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"
make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"

Similar Words: coquette, flirt, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser, revamp, vamp up

Part Meronyms: upper

Derivational Morphology: revamp, tease, chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash, vamper, minx, prickteaser

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