damp

Pronunciation

• enPR: damp, IPA ^(key): /dæmp/
• SAMPA: /d{mp/

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Adjective

Positive damp

Comparative damper

Superlative dampest

1. If something is damp it is somewhat wet.

   The grass was damp with dew this morning.

Related words

• dampen
• dampness

Verb

Plain form damp

Third-person singular damps

Past tense damped

Past participle damped

Present participle damping

1. (transitive) (old, no longer used) If you damp something, you make it moderately wet.
   • Synonym: moisten
2. (transitive) If you damp something, you suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting such energy to other forms of energy.