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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All these and more came flocking, but with looks
              Downcast and damp.                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]

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


  damper \damp"er\ (d[a^]m"p[~e]r), 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.
         [1913 Webster]
  
               Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any
               damper at the modest little festivities. --W.
                                                    Black.
         [1913 Webster]

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 ]


  Damper \Damp"er\, 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.
  
               Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any
               damper at the modest little festivities. --W.
                                                    Black.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  damper
       n 1: a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or
            chimney or furnace
       2: a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic,
          mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations [syn:
          muffler]
       3: a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic
          plans"

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


  damper
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 αμορτισέρ
     2 κάτι που χαλάει τη διάθεση
     3 (ετ μουσική en) η σουρντίνα (πεντάλ στο πιάνο)
     4 αποσβεστήρας ταλάντωσης
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 αμορτισέρ
     2 κάτι που χαλάει τη διάθεση
     3 (ετ μουσική en) η σουρντίνα (πεντάλ στο πιάνο)
     4 αποσβεστήρας ταλάντωσης

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


  damper
     n.
     1 Something that damps or checks:
     2 # 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.
     3 # A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden
  vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at
  a particular time.
     4 # Something that kills the mood.
     5 # A device that decreases the oscillations of a system.
     6 # (lb en mechanical engineering) A shock absorber.
     7 (lb en chiefly New Zealand Australia) Bread made from a basic
  recipe of flour, water, milk, and salt, but without yeast.
     a.
     (en-comparative of: damp)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en steamer) (q: steamship, steamboat) (topics nb Watercraft)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb damp  indef p)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb dampe  pres)

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


  damper
     n.
     1 Something that damps or checks:
     2 # 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.
     3 # A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden
  vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at
  a particular time.
     4 # Something that kills the mood.
     5 # A device that decreases the oscillations of a system.
     6 # (lb en mechanical engineering) A shock absorber.
     7 (lb en chiefly New Zealand Australia) Bread made from a basic
  recipe of flour, water, milk, and salt, but without yeast.
     a.
     (en-comparative of: damp)

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


  damper
     n.
     1 Something that damps or checks:
     2 # 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.
     3 # A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden
  vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at
  a particular time.
     4 # Something that kills the mood.
     5 # A device that decreases the oscillations of a system.
     6 # (lb en mechanical engineering) A shock absorber.
     7 (lb en chiefly New Zealand Australia) Bread made from a basic
  recipe of flour, water, milk, and salt, but without yeast.
     a.
     (en-comparative of: damp)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en steamer) (q: steamship, steamboat) (topics nb Watercraft)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb damp  indef p)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb dampe  pres)

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


  damper
     n.
     1 Something that damps or checks:
     2 # 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.
     3 # A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden
  vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at
  a particular time.
     4 # Something that kills the mood.
     5 # A device that decreases the oscillations of a system.
     6 # (lb en mechanical engineering) A shock absorber.
     7 (lb en chiefly New Zealand Australia) Bread made from a basic
  recipe of flour, water, milk, and salt, but without yeast.
     a.
     (en-comparative of: damp)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en steamer) (q: steamship, steamboat) (topics nb Watercraft)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb damp  indef p)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb dampe  pres)

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


  damper
     Englanti n.
     1 kostutin
     2 vaimennin, iskunvaimennin
     3 (yhteys Australia k=en) ilman hiivaa leivottu leipä

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


  Damper /dˈampə/
  الموهن

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  damper /dˈampə/
  tlumič

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  damper /dˈampə/ 
   [aut] tlumič

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  damper /dˈampə/ 
  morous