1. the front upper parts of shoes or boots covering the instep and toes
2. seductive women who use their charm to exploit men
Usage: often dated

1. improvises or creates something without preparation
Usage: informal
2. repairs or renovates something, especially by adding new parts

Examples

• The cobbler replaced the worn vamps on my favorite boots.
• The movie featured classic Hollywood vamps from the 1940s.
• She vamps her way through the piano solo when she forgets the music.
• The old house was vamped with modern fixtures and appliances.
• His leather shoes had decorative stitching on the vamps.
• The jazz musician vamps until the singer is ready to come in.
• They vamped the entire kitchen with new cabinets and countertops.