damp🔊

In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.

(figuratively) Despondent; dispirited, downcast.

Permitting the possession of alcoholic beverages, but not their sale.

Moisture; humidity; dampness.

(archaic) Fog; fogginess; vapor.

(archaic) Dejection or depression; something that spoils a positive emotion (such as enjoyment, satisfaction, expectation or courage) or a desired activity.

(mining, archaic or historical) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.

(archaic) To dampen; to make moderately wet +

(archaic) To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.

To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).