Definition of damp

adjective (a)

• Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

noun (n)

• a slight wetness (noun.state)

  Synonym: dampness, moistness
  

  source: wordnet30
• Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor. (noun)

  source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

• slightly wet (adj.all)

  Synonym: dampish, moist
  

  Example:
  Clothes damp with perspiration.
  

  source: wordnet30

verb (v)

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping (verb.perception)

  Synonym: dampen, dull, muffle, mute, tone down
  

  source: wordnet30
• restrain or discourage (verb.change)

  Example:
  The sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere.
  

  source: wordnet30
• make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (verb.change)

  Synonym: dampen, deaden
  

  source: wordnet30
• lessen in force or effect (verb.change)

  Synonym: break, dampen, soften, weaken
  

  source: wordnet30
• To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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