adjective, noun, verb
adjective (damper, dampest) slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant:
The cottage was cold and damp. * It feels damp in here. * damp clothes * Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.
damply adverb (rare):
The blouse clung damply to her skin.
IDIOMS
a damp squib (BrE, informal) an event that is disappointing because it is not as exciting or impressive as expected:
The celebrations were a bit of a damp squib.
noun [U] (BrE) the state of being damp; areas on a wall, etc. that are damp:
The old house smells of damp. * Those marks above the window look like damp to me.
verb [VN] (rare) = DAMPEN:
She damped a towel and wrapped it round his leg.
PHRASALVERBS
damp down sth to make an emotion or a feeling less strong
damp sth<->down to make a fire burn more slowly or stop burning
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for damp is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does damp appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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