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Meaning of 'damper' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Damper [ n.]
- That which damps or checks; as: (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air. (b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.

Meaning of 'damper' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . damper [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a depressing restraint
Example in sentence:
  • rain put a damper on our picnic plans

Nearby Words:

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