Definition of damps Damps
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What does damps mean?
Part of speech
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NounPlural: damps |
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| damp - a slight wetness | ||
| dampness, moistness | ||
| wetness the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks" | ||
| clamminess, dankness unpleasant wetness | ||
Verb |
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| damp - restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" | ||
| hold in, curb, contain, moderate, control, check, hold keep to the curb; "curb your dogs" | ||
| damp - deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping | ||
| muffle, mute, dull, dampen, tone down | ||
| soften become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" | ||
| damp - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" | ||
| dampen, soften, weaken, break | ||
| blunt, deaden make less sharp; "blunt the knives" | ||
| deafen make soundproof; "deafen a room" | ||
| damp, dampen, deaden restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" | ||
| damp - make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" | ||
| dampen, deaden | ||
| damp, weaken, dampen, soften, break restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" | ||
Adjectivedamp, damper, dampest |
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| damp - slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" | ||
| dampish, moist | ||
| wet consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- damp (Noun)
Moisture; humidity; dampness. - damp (Noun)
Fog; fogginess; vapor. - damp (Noun)
Dejection or depression. - damp (Noun)
A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc. - damp (Verb)
To dampen; to render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; as, to damp cloth. - damp (Verb)
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. - damp (Verb)
To suppress vibrations mechanical or oscillations electrical by converting energy to heat or some other form of energy. - damp (Adjective)
Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist. - damp (Adjective)
Pertaining to or affected by noxious vapours; dejected, stupified.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- damp (n.)
Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor. - damp (n.)
Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind. - damp (n.)
A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints, etc. - damp (superl.)
Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid. - damp (superl.)
Dejected; depressed; sunk. - damp (n.)
To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth. - damp (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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damp
To reduce the intensity of a sound.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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damp
damp, n. vapour, mist: moist air: lowness of spirits: (pl.) dangerous vapours in mines, &c.—v.t. to wet slightly: to chill: to discourage: to check: to make dull.—adj. moist, foggy: sometimes in the form Damp′y.—v.t. and v.i. Damp′en, to make or become damp or moist.—n. Damp′er, that which checks or moderates: a mechanical appliance for reducing currents, musical vibration, &c.: (Australia) a kind of unfermented bread.—adj. Damp′ish, somewhat damp.—n. Damp′ishness.—adv. Damp′ly.—n. Damp′ness.—Damping off (hort.), the death of plants from excess of moisture. [M. E. dampen; akin to Dut. damp, Ger. dampf, vapour.]
