vamp-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Invent in one's imagination, possibly as a lie.

Commentary: Includes: VAMP UP

Examples:
She vamped up an excuse for not attending the meeting.
Don't vamp something up just to have something to say.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
vamp_up 1

Sense Number 2: Fix (something old) with a new part; improve.

Commentary: Includes: VAMP UP

Examples:
He vamped up and old speech for the commencement address.
She vamped the car with some new parts.
She vamped up security all over the house.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: vamp.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
vamp_up 2

Sense Number 3: Act seductively (with someone).

Examples:
He vamped all around that party.
She vamped me with that cosmic kind of love.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: Provide a shoe with a new vamp.

Commentary:
NOTE: this is a subsense of Sense 2. Use this sense for shoes.

Examples:
He vamped my shoes as well as repaired the stitching.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4