Definitions
1.nounThe 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.
2.nounSomething added to give an old thing a new appearance.
3.nounSomething patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
4.nounA 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.
5.noun(by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.
6.verbTo patch, repair, or refurbish.
7.verbOften as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.
8.verbTo cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.
9.verb(shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear).
10.verbTo travel by foot; to walk.
11.verbTo delay or stall for time, as for an audience."Keep vamping! Something’s wrong with the mic!"