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damp

UK/ˈdæmp/ US/ˈdæmp/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (1) verb (4)

adjective

1.

slightly wet

  • “clothes damp with perspiration”
  • “a moist breeze”
  • “eyes moist with tears”
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noun

1.

verb

1.
2.

restrain or discourage

  • “the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere”
3.

make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

  • “muffle the message”
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4.

lessen in force or effect

  • “soften a shock”
  • “break a fall”
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Origin

* As an English surname, from the adjective damp. * As a north/Low German and Danish surname, from places with the name Damp, such as Damp in Schleswig-Holstein, possibly from an old onomatopoeic verb meaning "to fall down," referring to falling watercourse of the Bökenau / Schwastrumer Au near the estate. Compare Danish dumpe and English dump.

Phrases

  • choke damp
  • damp course
  • damp down
  • damp haze
  • damp off
  • damp proofing
  • damp sheet
  • damp squib
  • damp squid
  • rising damp

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