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damp
[ damp ]
adjective
- slightly wet; moist:
damp weather;
a damp towel.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- unenthusiastic; halfhearted; tepid:
The welcoming committee gave them a rather damp reception.
I went shopping to lift my damp spirits.
noun
- moisture; humidity; moist air:
damp that goes through your warmest clothes.
Synonyms: ,
- a noxious or stifling vapor or gas, especially in a mine.
- depression of spirits; dejection.
- a restraining or discouraging force or factor.
verb (used with object)
- to make damp; moisten.
Synonyms:
A series of failures damped her enthusiasm.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to stifle or suffocate; extinguish:
to damp a furnace.
- Acoustics, Music. to check or retard the action of (a vibrating string); dull; deaden.
- Physics. to cause a decrease in amplitude of (successive oscillations or waves).
verb phrase
- Plant Pathology. to undergo damping-off.
damp
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adjective
- slightly wet, as from dew, steam, etc
- archaic.dejected
noun
- slight wetness; moisture; humidity
- rank air or poisonous gas, esp in a mine See also firedamp
- a discouragement; damper
- archaic.dejection
verb
- to make slightly wet
- often foll by down to stifle or deaden
to damp one's ardour
- often foll by down to reduce the flow of air to (a fire) to make it burn more slowly or to extinguish it
- physics to reduce the amplitude of (an oscillation or wave)
- music to muffle (the sound of an instrument)
Derived Forms
- ˈ岹Ա, noun
- ˈ岹, adverb
- ˈ岹辱, adjective
Other Word Forms
- 岹i adjective
- 岹i·ly adverb
- 岹i·ness noun
- 岹l adverb
- 岹n noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of damp1
Word History and Origins
Origin of damp1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"I wet myself and stayed like that all night, damp and rolled up in a ball in my sleeping bag," she added.
The wall was clearly still damp and the paint came off on her hand when she touched it.
Emily and her mother have since moved but she said there was mould on the walls and damp in the house.
Her hair is slightly damp and, woman to woman, it eventually prompts an aside about the region’s humidity.
The inquiry heard evidence of "egregious hazards" to children, including serious damp, mould, and mice infestations, and families living in temporary housing for years.
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