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damp in English
- damp⇄adj. 1. slightly wet; moist.
Ex. My feet were damp from walking home in the rain. Use a damp mop for the floor.
2. (Archaic.) depressed; dejected.
Ex. With looks downcast and damp (Milton). - damp⇄adv. damply.
- damp⇄damp, adjective, noun, verb.
- damp⇄expr. damp down, to check or stifle; discourage; suppress.
Ex. Taxation damps down demand, and so does borrowing outside the banking system (Sunday Times). This technique not only inhibits genuine thinking but also damps down curiosity (Listener). - damp⇄expr. damp off,
a. to rot, as the stems and leaves of plants when the soil and atmosphere are too wet or cold.
b. (Figurative.) to decline in power, strength, wealth, beauty, or other attribute; decay; deteriorate.
Ex. ""We Churchills - damp⇄noun dampness.
- damp⇄noun 1. moisture.
Ex. When it's foggy you can feel the damp in the air.
2. (Figurative.) a thing that checks or deadens; check; discouragement.
Ex. Your illness cast a damp over the party.
(SYN) damper, dejection.
3. any - damp⇄v.t. 1. to make moist or slightly wet; dampen; moisten.
Ex. Mother damped the clothes before she ironed them.
2. (Figurative.) to check or deaden:
a. to depress; discourage.
Ex. Weariness damped the traveler's enthusiasm.