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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 can be an adjective meaning slightly wet or a noun meaning water in the air. Learn how to use damp in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms, and related words.
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.
slightly wet, esp. in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable: damp socks. a cold, damp day.
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. Damp things are moist. Your lawn might be damp with dew in the morning, and if it's supposed to rain lightly, the weather report might include the word damp.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the word 'damp' in British and American English. Find out how to distinguish between damp and dank, and see examples of damp in sentences.
Damp can be an adjective, noun, or verb, meaning slightly wet, moisture, or to moisten, check, or extinguish. See different dictionaries, synonyms, and examples of damp in sentences.
