Definition of "damp"
- adjective
Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
Pertaining to or affected by noxious vapours; dejected, stupified.
- noun
Moisture; humidity; dampness.
Fog; fogginess; vapor.
Dejection or depression.
A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
- verb
To dampen; to render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; as, to damp cloth.
To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage.
To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
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