Definition of damp

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Damp (n.) To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage..

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Dampen :: Dampen (v. t.) To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
Dampen :: Dampen (v. i.) To become damp; to deaden.
Damp :: Damp (n.) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints, etc..
Muggy :: Muggy (superl.) Warm, damp, and close; as, muggy air, weather..
Register :: Register (n.) A lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a furnace, stove, etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel; also, an arrangement containing dampers or shutters, as in the floor or wall of a room or passage, or in a chimney, for admitting or excluding heated air, or for regulating ventilation..
Choke Damp :: Choke damp () See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic..
Show :: Show (n.) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp..
Paramo :: Paramo (n.) A high, bleak plateau or district, with stunted trees, and cold, damp atmosphere, as in the Andes, in South America..
Damper :: Damper (n.) That which damps or checks; as: (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air. (b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time..
After Damp :: After damp () An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid..
Stythy :: Stythe (n.) Choke damp.
Dampne :: Dampne (v. t.) To damn.
Damp Off :: Damp off () To decay and perish through excessive moisture.
Dank :: Dank (a.) Damp; moist; humid; wet.
Humid :: Humid (a.) Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor..
Moisten :: Moisten (v. t.) To make damp; to wet in a small degree.
Wet :: Wet (superl.) Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season..
Damp :: Damp (n.) To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth..
Pedal :: Pedal (a.) A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a bicycle..
Nasturtium :: Nasturtium (n.) A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste..
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