Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb vamp_up

2 senses of vamp up

Sense 1
vamp, vamp up -- (make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting")
       => fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent -- (make up something artificial or untrue)

Sense 2
vamp, vamp up -- (piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech")
       => patch, piece -- (to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt")