vi to advance; to travel.
2. vamp ·noun any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. ·see vamp, ·vt.
3. vamp ·noun the part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
4. vamp ·vt 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.