Damp

Pronunciation: dămp

Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.

Night . . . with black air
Accompanied, with damps and dreadful gloom.

- Milton.

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.

(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.

Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid.

O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.

- Dryden.

Dejected; depressed; sunk.

All these and more came flocking, but with looks
Downcast and damp.

- Milton.

v. i.

To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth.

[imp. & p. p. Damped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Damping.]

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.

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.

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

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