DAMPS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

slightly wet

Example: clothes damp with perspiration; a moist breeze; eyes moist with tears

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a slight wetness

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

lessen in force or effect

Example: soften a shock; break a fall

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

Example: muffle the message

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

restrain or discourage

Example: the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere