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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for vamp

Noun

1. coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser, woman, adult female
usage: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
2. vamp, accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support
usage: an improvised musical accompaniment
3. vamp, piece of leather
usage: piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe

Verb

1. vamp, vamp up, fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent
usage: make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
2. vamp, vamp up, patch, piece
usage: piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"
3. vamp, chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
usage: act seductively with (someone)
4. vamp, revamp, repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
usage: provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
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