the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.

something patched up or pieced together.

Jazz . an accompaniment, usually improvised, consisting of a succession of simple chords.

to furnish with a vamp, esp. to repair (a shoe or boot) with a new vamp.

to patch up; repair.

to give (something) a new appearance by adding a patch or piece.

to concoct or invent (often fol. by up )

He vamped up a few ugly rumors to discredit his enemies.

Jazz . to improvise (an accompaniment or the like).

Jazz . to improvise an accompaniment, tune, etc.

noun

enchantress , femme fatale , siren , temptress , coquette , contrive , fabricate , flirt , improvise , mend , patch , repair , seduce , seductress , tramp