vamps

The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking.

Something added to give an old thing a new appearance.

Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.

A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, for example, to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist.

(by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.

To patch, repair, or refurbish.

Often as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.

To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.

(shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear).

To travel by foot; to walk.

To delay or stall for time, as for an audience.

“Keep vamping! Something’s wrong with the mic!”

A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her.

A vampire.

To seduce or exploit someone.

A volunteer firefighter.