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adjective

slightly wet.
"her hair was still damp from the shower"

Similar: moist moistened wettish

noun

1. moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or

condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or
unpleasant effects.
"the house reeked of mold and damp"

Similar: moisture dampness humidity

2. ARCHAIC
a check or discouragement.
"shame gave a damp to her triumph"
verb

1. make (something) slightly wet.

"damp a small area with water"

Similar: dampen moisten wet dew

2. make a fire burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air

to it.
"he damped down the fire for the night"

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DAMP | definition in the Cambridge English

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5 days ago — slightly wet, especially in a way that is not
pleasant or comfortable: The grass is still damp. This shirt still
feels a little damp. It was a ...

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1 : moisture The cold and damp made me shiver. 2 : a harmful
gas found especially in coal mines.

Damp squib Black damp Dampen

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1. Damp, ; humid, moist ; Damp usually implies slight and
extraneous wetness, generally undesirable or unpleasant
unless the result of intention: a damp cellar; ...

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Damp definition and meaning | Collins

English Dictionary
1. slightly wet; moist · 2.
unenthusiastic; dejected;
depressed · 3. moisture;
humidity; moist air · 4. a
noxious or stifling vapor or gas, 0:12
esp. · 5. depression of ...

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Something that's damp is slightly wet or soggy. If your shoes
are damp when you enter your friend's white-carpeted house,
you should probably take them off.

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damp | meaning of damp - Longman

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damp ; damp slightly wet, especially in a cold unpleasant wayIt
was a cold damp morning. ; humid hot and damp in an
unpleasant wayFlorida can be very humid in the ...

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1. To make damp or moist; moisten. · 2. To suppress or
extinguish (a fire) by reducing or cutting off air. · 3. To restrain
or check; discourage: news that damped ...

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Damp Definition & Meaning | Britannica

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DAMP meaning: somewhat or slightly wet.

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DAMP (adjective) definition and synonyms -

Macmillan Dictionary
Definition of DAMP (adjective): slightly wet, often in unpleasant
way.

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