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Damp Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Damp? [n] a slight wetness [adj] slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [v] lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [v] make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" [v] restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" [v] deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping Synonyms \| Synonyms for Damp: break \| dampen \| dampen \| dampish \| dampness \| dull \| moist \| moistness \| muffle \| mute \| soften \| tone down \| weaken \| wet Related Terms \| Find terms related to Damp: abate \| abridge \| absorb the shock \| acoustic tile \| afterdamp \| allay \| alleviate \| antiknock \| arrest \| asperge \| asphyxiate \| assimilate to \| assuage \| attemper \| attenuate \| baffle \| baffler \| balance \| bank the fire \| beat down \| bedew \| bespatter \| besprinkle \| blackdamp \| blow out \| blunt \| bogginess \| boggy \| bottle up \| break the fall \| breath \| cast down 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wetness Damp In Webster's Dictionary \Damp\ (d[a^]mp), n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor, steam, fog, G. dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb dust, and to MNG. dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.] 1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor. Night . . . with black air Accompanied, with damps and dreadful gloom. --Milton. 2. Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind. Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence, A secret damp of grief comes o'er my soul. --Addison. It must have thrown a damp over your autumn excursion. --J. D. Forbes. 3. (Mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints, etc. {Choke damp}, a damp consisting principally of carbonic acid gas; -- so called from its extinguishing flame and animal life. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}. {Damp sheet}, a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air currents and prevent accumulation of gas. {Fire damp}, a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted hydrogen; -- so called from its tendence to explode when mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with flame. \Damp\, a. [Compar. {Damper}; superl. {Dampest}.] 1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid. O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear. --Dryden. 2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.] All these and more came flocking, but with looks Downcast and damp. --Milton. \Damp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Damped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Damping}.] [OE. dampen to choke, suffocate. See {Damp}, n.] 1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth. 2. 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. ``To damp your tender hopes.'' --Akenside. Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements, and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring if it were not for this slug. --Bacon. How many a day has been damped and darkened by an angry word! --Sir J. Lubbock. The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of the soldiers. --Macaulay.

Damp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Damp?

[n] a slight wetness
[adj] slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
[v] lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
[v] make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
[v] restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
[v] deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping

Damp In Webster's Dictionary

\Damp\ (d[a^]mp), n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor,
steam, fog, G. dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb dust, and to MNG.
dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.]
1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.

         Night . . . with black air Accompanied, with damps
         and dreadful gloom.                   --Milton.

2. Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind.

         Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence,
         A secret damp of grief comes o'er my soul.
                                               --Addison.

         It must have thrown a damp over your autumn
         excursion.                            --J. D.
                                               Forbes.

3. (Mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old
   wells, pints, etc.

{Choke damp}, a damp consisting principally of carbonic acid
   gas; -- so called from its extinguishing flame and animal
   life. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.

{Damp sheet}, a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air
   currents and prevent accumulation of gas.

{Fire damp}, a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted
   hydrogen; -- so called from its tendence to explode when
   mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with
   flame.


\Damp\, a. [Compar. {Damper}; superl. {Dampest}.]
1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet;
   moist; humid.

         O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.
                                               --Dryden.

2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]

         All these and more came flocking, but with looks
         Downcast and damp.                    --Milton.


\Damp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Damped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Damping}.] [OE. dampen to choke, suffocate. See {Damp}, n.]
1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately
   wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth.

2. 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. ``To damp your tender
   hopes.'' --Akenside.

         Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements,
         and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring
         if it were not for this slug.         --Bacon.

         How many a day has been damped and darkened by an
         angry word!                           --Sir J.
                                               Lubbock.

         The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of
         the soldiers.                         --Macaulay.

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