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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 mould and damp"
- 2. a discouragement or check: 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.
slightly wet, esp. in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable: damp socks. a cold, damp day.
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. humid is applied to unpleasant dampness in the air: The air is oppressively humid today. moist denotes something that is ...
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. 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.
Definition of damp adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's 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.
damp. noun. /dæmp/. /dæmp/. [uncountable] (British English) the state of being slightly wet ; areas on a wall, etc. that are slightly wet. The old house smells of damp. Those marks above the window look like damp to me. The surveyor found damp in the kitchen.
