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Meaning of 'damp' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Damp [ n.]
- Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.
- Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind.
- A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints, etc.
- To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to dampen; 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.
2 . Damp [ superl.]
- Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid.
- Dejected; depressed; sunk.

Meaning of 'damp' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . damp [ v]
Meaning (1):
- lessen in force or effect
Example in sentence:
  • break a fall;
  • soften a shock
Meaning (2):
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
Example in sentence:
  • muffle the message
Meaning (3):
- restrain or discourage
Example in sentence:
  • the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere
4 . damp [ s]
Meaning (4):
- slightly wet
Example in sentence:
  • a moist breeze;
  • clothes damp with perspiration;
  • eyes moist with tears

Nearby Words:

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