vam

v. i. & t. [ Sp. vamos let us go. ] To depart quickly; to depart from. [ Written also vamos, and vamose. ] [ Slang, Eng. & U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. i. & t. [ Sp. vamos let us go. ] To vamoose; -- an older spelling and pronunciation variant. [ Written also vamos, and vamoose. ] [ Slang, Eng. & U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Vamped p. pr. & vb. n. Vamping. ] 1. To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up. [ 1913 Webster ]

I had never much hopes of your vamped play. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To create with little skill; to concoct; to invent; -- usually with up; as, he vamped up an implausible excuse. [ PJC ]

v. i. To advance; to travel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; avant 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Music) A usually improvized Jazz accompaniment, consisting of simple chords in sucession. [ PJC ]

v. t. & i. To seduce (a man) sexually for purpose of exploitation. [ PJC ]

n. A woman who seduces men with her charm and wiles, in order to exploit them. [ PJC ]

n. 1. One who vamps; one who pieces an old thing with something new; a cobbler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Same as 2nd vamp, n. [ PJC ]