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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Damp \Damp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Damped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Damping.] [OE. dampen to choke, suffocate. See Damp, n.]
     1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately
        wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth.
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     2. 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. ``To damp your tender
        hopes.'' --Akenside.
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              Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements,
              and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring
              if it were not for this slug.         --Bacon.
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              How many a day has been damped and darkened by an
              angry word!                           --Sir J.
                                                    Lubbock.
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              The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of
              the soldiers.                         --Macaulay.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Damp \Damp\ (d[a^]mp), a. [Compar. Damper; superl. Dampest.]
     1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet;
        moist; humid.
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              O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]
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              All these and more came flocking, but with looks
              Downcast and damp.                    --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Damp \Damp\ (d[a^]mp), n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor,
     steam, fog, G. dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb dust, and to MNG.
     dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.]
     1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.
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              Night . . . with black air
              Accompanied, with damps and dreadful gloom.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind.
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              Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence,
              A secret damp of grief comes o'er my soul.
                                                    --Addison.
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              It must have thrown a damp over your autumn
              excursion.                            --J. D.
                                                    Forbes.
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     3. (Mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old
        wells, pints, etc.
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     Choke damp, a damp consisting principally of carbonic acid
        gas; -- so called from its extinguishing flame and animal
        life. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic.
  
     Damp sheet, a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air
        currents and prevent accumulation of gas.
  
     Fire damp, a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted
        hydrogen; -- so called from its tendence to explode when
        mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with
        flame.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  deoxyribonucleotide \deoxyribonucleotide\ n.
     an organic molecule consisting of a hereocyclic base attached
     to the 1-carbon of a deoxyribose ring, with a phosphate group
     esterified at the 5 position of the deoxyribose.
     Deoxyribonuceotides are the monomer units which make up
     deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule carrying the hereditary
     information in most organisms. The most common forms of
     deoxyribonuceotide are thymidine-5'-phosphate (abbreviated
     TMP), deoxyadenosine-5'-phosphate (abbreviated dAMP),
     deoxyguanosine-5'-phosphate (abbreviated dGMP), and
     deoxycytidine-5'-phosphate (abbreviated dCMP).
     [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Damp \Damp\, a. [Compar. Damper; superl. Dampest.]
     1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet;
        moist; humid.
  
              O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]
  
              All these and more came flocking, but with looks
              Downcast and damp.                    --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Damp \Damp\ (d[a^]mp), n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor,
     steam, fog, G. dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb dust, and to MNG.
     dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.]
     1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.
  
              Night . . . with black air Accompanied, with damps
              and dreadful gloom.                   --Milton.
  
     2. Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind.
  
              Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence,
              A secret damp of grief comes o'er my soul.
                                                    --Addison.
  
              It must have thrown a damp over your autumn
              excursion.                            --J. D.
                                                    Forbes.
  
     3. (Mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old
        wells, pints, etc.
  
     Choke damp, a damp consisting principally of carbonic acid
        gas; -- so called from its extinguishing flame and animal
        life. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic.
  
     Damp sheet, a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air
        currents and prevent accumulation of gas.
  
     Fire damp, a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted
        hydrogen; -- so called from its tendence to explode when
        mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with
        flame.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Damp \Damp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Damped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Damping.] [OE. dampen to choke, suffocate. See Damp, n.]
     1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately
        wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth.
  
     2. 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. ``To damp your tender
        hopes.'' --Akenside.
  
              Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements,
              and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring
              if it were not for this slug.         --Bacon.
  
              How many a day has been damped and darkened by an
              angry word!                           --Sir J.
                                                    Lubbock.
  
              The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of
              the soldiers.                         --Macaulay.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  damp
       adj : slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist
             breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: dampish, moist]
       n : a slight wetness [syn: dampness, moistness]
       v 1: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: muffle,
             mute, dull, dampen, tone down]
       2: restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the
          joyous atmosphere"
       3: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible;
          "muffle the message" [syn: dampen, deaden]
       4: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
          [syn: dampen, soften, weaken, break]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  damp
     Danish n.
     steam
     Danish vb.
     (infl of da dampe  imp)
     Dutch n.
     vapour (''UK''), vapor (''US'')
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl dampen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 steam
     2 vapour (UK), vapor (US)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb dampe  imp)
     Swedish vb.
     (verb form of sv dimpa  past ind)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Damp
     Luxembourgish n.
     1 (lb lb uncountable) steam
     2 fume
     n.
     1 (place en municipality in s/Schleswig-Holstein c/Germany).
     2 (surname en from=German).
     3 (surname en from=English).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  DAMP
     n.
     1 (lb en immunology) (initialism of en damage-associated molecular
  pattern)
     2 (initialism of en deficits in attention, motor coordination and
  perception)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  damp
     a.
     1 In a state between dry and wet; (l en moderately) (l en wet); (l en
  moist).
     2 (lb en figuratively) despondent; dispirited, downcast.
     3 Permitting the possession of alcoholic beverages, but not their
  sale.
     n.
     1 moisture; humidity; dampness.
     2 (lb en archaic) fog; fogginess; vapor.
     3 (lb en archaic) Dejection or depression; something that spoils a
  positive emotion (such as enjoyment, satisfaction, expectation or
  courage) or a desired activity.
     4 (lb en mining archaic or historical) A gaseous product, formed in
  coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive archaic) To dampen; to make moderately wet
     2 (lb en transitive archaic) To put out, as fire; to weaken,
  restrain, or make dull.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Damp
     n.
     1 (place en municipality in s/Schleswig-Holstein c/Germany).
     2 (surname en from=German).
     3 (surname en from=English).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  DAMP
     n.
     1 (lb en immunology) (initialism of en damage-associated molecular
  pattern)
     2 (initialism of en deficits in attention, motor coordination and
  perception)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  damp
     Danish n.
     steam
     Danish vb.
     (infl of da dampe  imp)
     Dutch n.
     vapour (''UK''), vapor (''US'')
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl dampen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 steam
     2 vapour (UK), vapor (US)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb dampe  imp)
     Swedish vb.
     (verb form of sv dimpa  past ind)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Damp
     n.
     1 (place en municipality in s/Schleswig-Holstein c/Germany).
     2 (surname en from=German).
     3 (surname en from=English).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  DAMP
     n.
     1 (lb en immunology) (initialism of en damage-associated molecular
  pattern)
     2 (initialism of en deficits in attention, motor coordination and
  perception)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  damp
     Danish n.
     steam
     Danish vb.
     (infl of da dampe  imp)
     Dutch n.
     vapour (''UK''), vapor (''US'')
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl dampen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 steam
     2 vapour (UK), vapor (US)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb dampe  imp)
     Swedish vb.
     (verb form of sv dimpa  past ind)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Damp
     n.
     1 (place en municipality in s/Schleswig-Holstein c/Germany).
     2 (surname en from=German).
     3 (surname en from=English).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  DAMP
     n.
     1 (lb en immunology) (initialism of en damage-associated molecular
  pattern)
     2 (initialism of en deficits in attention, motor coordination and
  perception)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  damp
     Englanti a.
     kostea
     Englanti n.
     1 kosteus
     2 kaivoskaasu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  damp
     Bokmål n.
     ånga
     Danska n.
     ånga
     Nynorska n.
     ånga

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  DAMP
     n.
     (tagg: text=psykiatri) tidigare diagnos för neuropsykiatrisk
  funktionsnedsättning

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  damp
     abbr.
     akronym av ''deficits in attention, motor control and perception'';
  hyperaktivitetssyndrom
     n.
     ilska
     vb.
     (böjning sv verb dimpa)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  DAMP
     n.
     (tagg: text=psykiatri) tidigare diagnos för neuropsykiatrisk
  funktionsnedsättning

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  damp /dˈ?ɑmp/
  steam, vapor, vapour

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Damp /dˈamp/
  الرطوبة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  damp //dæmp// 
  1. вла́жен
  Being in a state between dry and wet
  2. потиснат, унил
  Dejected

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  damp //dæmp// 
  1. потиснатост, униние
  dejection
  2. рудничен газ
  gaseous product
  3. влага, влажност
  moisture

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  damp //dæmp// 
  1. задушавам
  To put out, as fire
  2. заглушавам, затихвам
  To suppress vibrations or oscillations