damp
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
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Adjective
- In a state between dry and wet; {{l|en|moderately}} {{l|en|wet}}; {{l|en|moist}}.
- {{lb|en|figuratively}} [[despondent|Despondent]]; [[dispirited]], [[downcast]].
- Permitting the possession of [[alcoholic]] beverages, but not their [[sale]].
Noun
- [[moisture|Moisture]]; [[humidity]]; [[dampness]].
- {{lb|en|archaic}} [[fog|Fog]]; fogginess; [[vapor]].
- {{lb|en|archaic}} Dejection or [[depression]]; something that [[spoil]]s a [[positive]] emotion (such as [[enjoyment]], [[satisfaction]], [[expectation]] or [[courage]]) or a [[desire]]d activity.
- {{lb|en|mining|archaic|or|historical}} A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[suppress]] [[vibration]]s (mechanical) or [[oscillation]]s (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
- {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To [[dampen]]; to make moderately wet.
- {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To [[put out]], as fire; to [[weaken]], [[restrain]], or make [[dull]].
Proper noun
- {{place|en|municipality|in|s/Schleswig-Holstein|c/Germany}}.
- {{surname|en|from=German}}.
- {{surname|en|from=English}}.
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