damp | ||
1. | [ adjective ] slightly wet | |
Synonyms: | moist dampish | |
Examples: | "clothes damp with perspiration" "a moist breeze" "eyes moist with tears" |
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Related terms: | wet | |
2. | [ verb ] lessen in force or effect | |
Synonyms: | soften break weaken dampen | |
Examples: | "soften a shock" "break a fall" |
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Related terms: | deaden deafen weakener | |
3. | [ verb ] deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping | |
Synonyms: | mute dull dampen tone_down muffle | |
Related terms: | soften silencer damper | |
4. | [ verb ] quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible | |
Synonyms: | stifle deaden smother strangle tone_down muffle repress mute dampen | |
Related terms: | suppress hush smotherer | |
5. | [ verb ] restrain or discourage | |
Examples: | "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" |
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Related terms: | control damper | |
6. | [ verb ] make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible | |
Synonyms: | deaden dampen | |
Examples: | "muffle the message" |
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Related terms: | dampen damper | |
7. | [ noun ] a slight wetness | |
Synonyms: | moistness dampness | |
Related terms: | wetness dankness | |
Similar spelling: |
dam_up |