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Meaning of 'damp'
Meaning of 'damp' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Damp 
[ n.]
- Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor. [ n.]- 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. [ superl.]- Dejected; depressed; sunk.
Meaning of 'damp' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. damp [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
Example in sentence:
- muffle the message
Meaning (2):
- lessen in force or effect
- lessen in force or effect
Example in sentence:
- break a fall;
- soften a shock
Meaning (3):
- restrain or discourage
- restrain or discourage
Example in sentence:
- the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere
2. damp [ s]
[ s]Meaning (4):
- slightly wet
- slightly wet
Example in sentence:
- a moist breeze;
- clothes damp with perspiration;
- eyes moist with tears
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