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adjective
- 1. slightly wet: "her hair was still damp from the shower"
noun
- 1. moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects: "the house reeked of mold and damp"
- 2. a check or discouragement: archaic "shame gave a damp to her triumph"
verb
- 1. make (something) slightly wet: "damp a small area with water"
- 2. make a fire burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air to it: "he damped down the fire for the night"
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DAMP definition: 1. slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable: 2. water in the air, in…. Learn more.
The meaning of DAMP is a noxious gas. How to use damp in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Damp.
Damp, humid, moist mean slightly wet. Damp usually implies slight and extraneous wetness, generally undesirable or unpleasant unless the result of intention: a damp cellar; to put a damp cloth on a patient's forehead.
DAMP meaning: 1. slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable: 2. water in the air, in…. Learn more.
1. To make damp or moist; moisten. 2. To suppress or extinguish (a fire) by reducing or cutting off air. 3. To restrain or check; discourage: news that damped our enthusiasm. 4. Music To slow or stop the vibrations of (the strings of a keyboard instrument) with a damper. 5. Physics To decrease the amplitude of (an oscillating system). Phrasal Verb:
Something that's damp is slightly wet or soggy. If your shoes are damp when you enter your friend's white-carpeted house, you should probably take them off.
1. adjective B2. Something that is damp is slightly wet. Her hair was still damp. ...the damp, cold air. She wiped the table with a damp cloth. Synonyms: moist, wet, dripping, soggy More Synonyms of damp. 2. uncountable noun B2. Damp is moisture that is found on the inside walls of a house or in the air.
Origin of Damp. Akin to Low German damp, Dutch damp, and Danish damp (“vapor, steam, fog”), German Dampf, Icelandic dampi, Swedish damm (“dust”), and to German dampf imperative of dimpfen (“to smoke”). Also Old English dampen (“to choke, suffocate”). From Wiktionary.
Definition of damp adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DAMP definition: 1. slightly wet, usually in an unpleasant way: 2. conditions that are slightly wet: . Learn more.
