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pər noun
1.
a person or thing that damps or depresses: His glum mood put a damper on their party.
2.
a movable plate for regulating the draft in a stove, furnace, etc.
3.
Music.
a.
a device in stringed keyboard instruments to deaden the vibration of the strings.
b.
the mute of a brass instrument, as a horn.
4.
Electricity. an attachment to keep the indicator of a measuring instrument from oscillating excessively, as a set of vanes in a fluid or a short-circuited winding in a magnetic field.
5.
Machinery. a shock absorber.
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adjective
1.
slightly wet; moist: damp weather; a damp towel.
2.
unenthusiastic; dejected; depressed: The welcoming committee gave them a rather damp reception.
noun
3.
moisture; humidity; moist air: damp that goes through your warmest clothes.
4.
a noxious or stifling vapor or gas, especially in a mine.
5.
depression of spirits; dejection.
6.
a restraining or discouraging force or factor.
verb (used with object)
Verb phrases 7.
to make damp; moisten.
8.
to check or retard the energy, action, etc., of; deaden; dampen: A series of failures damped her enthusiasm.
9.
to stifle or suffocate; extinguish: to damp a furnace.
10.
Acoustics, Music. to check or retard the action of (a vibrating string); dull; deaden.
11.
Physics. to cause a decrease in amplitude of (successive oscillations or waves).
12.
damp off, to undergo damping-off.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English (in sense of def. 4); compare Middle Dutch damp, Middle High German dampf vapor, smoke
1300–50; Middle English (in sense of def. 4); compare Middle Dutch damp, Middle High German dampf vapor, smoke
Related forms
damp·ish, adjective
damp·ish·ly, adverb
damp·ish·ness, noun
damp·ly, adverb
damp·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. dank, steamy. Damp, humid, moist mean slightly wet. Damp usually implies slight and extraneous wetness, generally undesirable or unpleasant unless the result of intention: a damp cellar; to put a damp cloth on a patient's forehead. Humid is applied to unpleasant dampness in the air: The air is oppressively humid today. Moist denotes something that is slightly wet, naturally or properly: moist ground; moist leather. 3. dankness, dampness, fog, vapor. 7. humidify. 8. slow, inhibit, restrain, moderate, abate.
1. dank, steamy. Damp, humid, moist mean slightly wet. Damp usually implies slight and extraneous wetness, generally undesirable or unpleasant unless the result of intention: a damp cellar; to put a damp cloth on a patient's forehead. Humid is applied to unpleasant dampness in the air: The air is oppressively humid today. Moist denotes something that is slightly wet, naturally or properly: moist ground; moist leather. 3. dankness, dampness, fog, vapor. 7. humidify. 8. slow, inhibit, restrain, moderate, abate.
Antonyms
1. dry.
1. dry.
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damp (dæmp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | slightly wet, as from dew, steam, etc |
| 2. | archaic dejected |
| —n | |
| 3. | slight wetness; moisture; humidity |
| 4. | See also firedamp rank air or poisonous gas, esp in a mine |
| 5. | a discouragement; damper |
| 6. | archaic dejection |
| —vb | |
| 7. | to make slightly wet |
| 8. | ( |
| 9. | ( |
| 10. | physics to reduce the amplitude of (an oscillation or wave) |
| 11. | music to muffle (the sound of an instrument) |
| [C14: from Middle Low German damp steam; related to Old High German demphen to cause to steam] | |
| 'dampish | |
| —adj | |
| 'damply | |
| —adv | |
| 'dampness | |
| —n | |
| damper (ˈdæmpə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person, event, or circumstance that depresses or discourages |
| 2. | put a damper on to produce a depressing or inhibiting effect on: the bad news put a damper on the party |
| 3. | a movable plate to regulate the draught in a stove or furnace flue |
| 4. | a device to reduce electronic, mechanical, acoustic, or aerodynamic oscillations in a system |
| 5. | music the pad in a piano or harpsichord that deadens the vibration of each string as its key is released |
| 6. | chiefly (Austral), (NZ) any of various unleavened loaves and scones, typically cooked on an open fire |
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Word Origin & History
damp
early 14c., probably in O.E., but no record of it. If not, probably from M.L.G. damp; ult. from P.Gmc. *dampaz. Originally "a noxious vapor;" sense of "moisture" is first attested 1706. Damper of a piano is from 1783; of a chimney, 1788; either or both of which led to various figurative senses.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| dAMP deoxyadenylic acid |
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Example sentences
Other times, an afternoon shower can put a damper on the boat trip.
It certainly would put something of a damper, in the end, on the open and free nature of the web.
Damper actuators shall be mounted in accordance with manufacturers instructions provided with the unit.
Adult safety concerns seem to put a damper on children's physical activity levels, say the researchers.
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