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1. (adj.) damp
slightly wet; moist:
a damp cellar; a damp towel.
2. damp
unenthusiastic; dejected; depressed:
a rather damp reception.
3. (n.) damp
moisture; humidity; moist air.
4. damp
a noxious or stifling vapor or gas, esp. in a mine.
5. damp
depression of spirits; dejection.
6. damp
a restraining or discouraging force or factor.
7. (v.t.) damp
to make damp; moisten.
8. damp
to check or retard the energy, action, etc., of; deaden; dampen.
9. damp
to stifle or suffocate; extinguish:
to damp a furnace.
10. damp
to check or retard the action of (a vibrating string); dull; deaden.
11. damp
to cause a decrease in amplitude of (successive oscillations or waves).
Etymology: (1300–50; cf. MD damp, MHG dampf vapor, smoke)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) damp, dampness, moistness
a slight wetness
2. (verb) damp, dampish, moist
slightly wet
"clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
3. (verb) muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
4. (verb) damp
restrain or discourage
"the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
5. (verb) dampen, deaden, damp
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
"muffle the message"
6. (verb) dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
lessen in force or effect
"soften a shock"; "break a fall"
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1. (adjective) damp
slightly, unpleasantly wet
damp clothing; the dampness of the air
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) damp
moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor
2. (noun) damp
dejection; depression; cloud of the mind
3. (noun) damp
a gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints, etc
4. (noun) damp
to render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth
5. (noun) damp
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
6. damp
being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid
7. damp
dejected; depressed; sunk
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Sense: slightly wet
This towel is still damp.
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 Afrikaans: klam |
 Arabic: رَطْب |
 Bulgarian: влажен |
 Brazilian: úmido |
 Czech: vlhký |
 German: feucht |
 Danish: fugtig |
 Greek: ελαφρά υγρός |
 Spanish: húmedo |
 Estonian: niiske |
 Farsi: مرطوب؛ نمناک |
 Finnish: kostea |
 French: humide |
 Hebrew: לַח |
 Hindi: नम, गीला |
 Croatian: vlažan |
 Hungarian: nyirkos |
 Indonesian: lembab |
 Icelandic: rakur |
 Italian: umido |
 Japanese: 湿っぽい |
 Korean: 축축한 |
 Lithuanian: drėgnas |
 Latvian: mitrs; drēgns |
 Malay: lembap |
 Dutch: vochtig |
 Norwegian: fuktig, klam |
 Polish: wilgotny |
 Persian: مرطوب؛ نمناک |
 Pashto: لوندوالى، لنديل، لوند |
 Portuguese: húmido |
 Romanian: umed |
 Russian: влажный |
 Slovak: vlhký |
 Slovenian: vlažen |
 Serbian: vlažan |
 Swedish: fuktig |
 Thai: ชื้น |
 Turkish: nemli, rutubetli |
 Taiwanese: 微濕的 |
 Ukrainian: вогкий, вологий |
 Urdu: سیلا ہوا، نم |
 Vietnamese: ẩm ướt |
 Chinese: 潮湿的 |
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