damp
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
- Despondent; dispirited, downcast.
- Permitting the possession of alcoholic beverages, but not their sale.
Noun
- Moisture; humidity; dampness.
- Fog; fogginess; vapor.
- Dejection or depression; something that spoils a positive emotion (such as enjoyment, satisfaction, expectation or courage) or a desired activity.
- A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
- Initialism of damage-associated molecular pattern.
- Acronym of deficits in attention, motor control and perception.
Verb
- To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
- To dampen; to make moderately wet.
- To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.
Proper noun
- A municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
- A surname from German.
- A surname from English.
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