DAMP

  1. (abbreviation) .  '''D'''eficits in '''A'''ttention, '''M'''otor coordination and '''P'''erception.
  2. Adjective.  Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
  3. Adjective.  (obsolete) Pertaining to or affected by noxious vapours; dejected, stupified.
  4. Noun.  Moisture; humidity; dampness.
  5. Noun.  (archaic) Fog; fogginess; vapor.
  6. Noun.  (archaic) Dejection or depression.
  7. Noun.  (archaic, mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
  8. Verb.  (archaic) To dampen; to render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; as, to damp cloth.
  9. Verb.  (archaic) 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.
  10. Verb.  To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).

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