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Adjective damp has 1 sense
  1. damp, dampish, moist - slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
    Antonym: dry (indirect, via wet)
,Noun damp has 1 sense
  1. damp, dampness, moistness - a slight wetness
    --1 is a kind of wetness
    --1 has particulars: dankness, clamminess
,Verb damp has 4 senses
  1. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down - deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
    --1 is one way to soften
    Derived form: noun damper2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. damp - restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
    --2 is one way to     control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
    Derived form: noun damper3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
  3. dampen, deaden, damp - make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
    --3 is one way to dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
    Derived form: noun damper2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
    --4 is one way to deaden, blunt
    Derived form: noun damper1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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