1. Slightly wet
   "clothes damp with perspiration";
   - dampish, moist, wettish

1. Slight wetness or moisture
   "The damp in the basement led to mould growth";
   - dampness, moistness
    
2. A mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air
   "Miners used special lamps to detect damp";
   - firedamp

1. Lessen in force or effect
   "The padding damped the vibrations";
   - dampen, soften, weaken, break
    
2. Restrain or discourage
   "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
    
3. Make vague, obscure or make (an image) less visible
   "The curtains damped the sunlight";
   - dampen, deaden
    
4. Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
   "He damped the strings of his guitar with a cloth";
   - muffle, mute, dull, dampen, tone down

Derived forms: dampest, damping, damps, damper, damped

See also: wet

Type of: blunt, check, contain, control, curb, deaden, gas, hold, hold in, moderate, soften, wetness

Encyclopedia: Damp, Germany