damp [dæmp]
[ADJ] Something that is damp is slightly wet.
Her hair was still damp.
She wiped the table with a damp cloth.
= moist
[NOUN] Damp is moisture that is found on the inside walls of a house or in the air.
→ see also rising damp
There was damp everywhere and the entire building was in need of rewiring.
[VERB] If you damp something, you make it slightly wet.
Hillsden damped a hand towel and laid it across her forehead.
= dampen
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