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   damp

   /damp/

   adjective

   • 1. slightly wet: "her hair was still damp from the shower"

   noun

   • 1. moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects: "the house reeked of mould and damp"
   • ▪ short for firedamp
   • ▪ damp air or atmosphere: archaic "the damps of the valley"
   • 2. a discouragement or check: archaic "shame gave a damp to her triumph"

   verb

   • 1. make (something) slightly wet: "damp a small area with water"
   • 2. make a fire burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air to it: "he damped down the fire for the night"
   • ▪ control or restrain a feeling or a situation: "she tried to damp down her feelings of despair"
   • 3. reduce or stop the vibration of (the strings of a piano or other musical instrument) so as to reduce the volume of sound: "the muted notes should be produced by damping the strings at the seventh position"
   • ▪ progressively reduce the amplitude of (an oscillation or vibration): "concrete structures damp out any vibrations"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the noun sense ‘noxious inhalation’): of West Germanic origin; related to a Middle Low German word meaning ‘vapour, steam, smoke’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dampish adjective
   • 2. damply adverb

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDAMP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Damp can be an adjective meaning slightly wet or a noun meaning water in the air. Learn how to use damp in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

   • English (US)

     slightly wet, esp. in a way that is not pleasant or...

   • Znaczenie Damp, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DAMP definicja: 1. slightly wet, especially in a way that is...

   • Damply

     DAMPLY definition: 1. in a slightly wet way, especially in a...

   • Damp Spanish Translation

     DAMP translate: húmedo, mojado/ada [masculine-feminine],...

   • Damp: Russian Translation

     DAMP translate: влажный . Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Damp: Korean Translation

     DAMP translate: 축축한, 축축함. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Damp: Catalan Translation

     damp translate: humit, humitat. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Damp: Polish Translation

     DAMP translate: wilgotny, wilgotny, wilgoć. Learn more in...

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDAMP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Damp can be an adjective, noun, or verb with different meanings. As an adjective, it means slightly wet or moist; as a noun, it means moisture or dejection; as a verb, it means to moisten, stifle, or extinguish.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › dampDamp - definition of damp by The Free Dictionary

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   Damp can be an adjective, noun, or verb, meaning slightly wet, moisture, or to moisten, check, or extinguish. See different dictionaries, synonyms, and examples of damp in sentences.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDAMP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and usage of the word 'damp' in British and American English. Find out how to use 'damp' as an adjective, noun, verb and in idioms.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdamp adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective damp, which describes something slightly wet, often unpleasantly. See examples, synonyms, idioms and word origin.