Damp (Verb)
Meaning 1
Lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The city's preparations helped damp the effects of the natural disaster on the economy.
- The presence of a cushion served to damp the impact of her fall from the bed.
- An unexpected surprise helped damp the immediate grief of losing a loved one.
- The company had to quickly adapt its strategy in order to damp the effects of the increasing competitors.
- A support system has been designed to damp the shock and vibrations of the extreme conditions.
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Meaning 2
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping.
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The musician dampened the cymbal by wrapping it in a cloth to create a more muted sound.
- To achieve the right tone, she had to damp the drumheads by covering them with a special kind of tape.
- The sound engineer dampened the noise from the outside by wrapping acoustic foam around the microphone.
- Wrapping a thick towel around the snare drum helped to damp its normally loud and piercing sound.
- Wrapping the pipes in insulation helped to damp their clanging noise when the heat was turned on.
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Meaning 3
Restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The strict rules dampened the children's enthusiasm for playing in the park.
- Her rude comment damped the mood at the meeting.
- The company's financial struggles have damped investors' interest in the project.
- The strict security measures will likely damp protests during the president's visit.
- The warning of possible storms has damped the team's plans for a beach vacation.
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Meaning 4
Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The politician's speech was carefully worded to damp the controversy surrounding her previous statement.
- The news outlet tried to damp the impact of the leaked documents by downplaying their significance.
- The heavy editing effectively dampened the graphic images to make them suitable for television broadcast.
- The writer deliberately designed the plot to damp the tension so that the surprise twist would be more believable.
- The website's encryption technology is designed to damp any hidden tracking codes to protect user data.