Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Vamp \Vamp\, v. i.
   To advance; to travel. [Obs.]

Vamp \Vamp\, n. [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the
   forefoot, vamp; anat 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.

   2. Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new
      appearance. See {Vamp}, v. t.

Vamp \Vamp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vamped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Vamping}.]
   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.

         I had never much hopes of your vamped play. --Swift.

Source : WordNet®

vamp
     n 1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
          [syn: {coquette}, {flirt}, {vamper}, {minx}, {tease}, {prickteaser}]
     2: an improvised musical accompaniment
     3: piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a
        shoe

vamp
     v 1: make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
          [syn: {vamp up}]
     2: piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old
        speech" [syn: {vamp up}]
     3: act seductively with (someone)
     4: provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
        [syn: {revamp}]