Vamp

1. (v. i.) To advance; to travel.
2. (n.) The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
3. (n.) Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.
4. (v. t.) 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.