damp

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damp /d'æmp/ (damper dampest damps damping damped)
1 [ADJ]
Something that is damp is slightly wet.
Her hair was still damp...
She wiped the table with a damp cloth.
= moist
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Damp is moisture that is found on the inside walls of a house or in the air.
There was damp everywhere and the entire building was in need of rewiring.
see also rising damp
3 [VERB] V n
If you damp something, you make it slightly wet.
Hillsden damped a hand towel and laid it across her forehead.
= dampendamp course (damp courses)
[N-COUNT]
A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising. (BRIT)damp down
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron)
To damp down something such as a strong emotion, an argument, or a crisis means to make it calmer or less intense.
His hand moved to his mouth as he tried to damp down the panic...ris|ing damp
[N-UNCOUNT]
If a building has rising damp, moisture that has entered the bricks has moved upwards from the floor, causing damage to the walls. (BRIT)

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