[dam] 
| 1. | to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal. |
| 2. | to condemn as a failure: to damn a play. |
| 3. | to bring condemnation upon; ruin. |
| 4. | to doom to eternal punishment or condemn to hell. |
| 5. | to swear at or curse, using the word “damn”: Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! |
| 6. | to use the word “damn”; swear. |
| 7. | (used as an expletive to express anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.) |
| 8. | the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis. |
| 9. | something of negligible value: not worth a damn. |
| 10. | damned (defs. 2, 3). |
| 11. | damned. |
| 12. | damn well, Informal. damned (def. 7). |
| 13. | damn with faint praise, to praise so moderately as, in effect, to condemn: The critic damned the opera with faint praise when he termed the production adequate. |
| 14. | give a damn, Informal. to care; be concerned; consider as important: You shouldn't give a damn about their opinions. Also, give a darn. |
