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1. A movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
    
2. A device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
   - muffler
    
3. A depressing restraint
   "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
    
4. A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
   "the old car needed a new set of dampers"
   - shock absorber, shock, cushion

1. Slightly wet
   "clothes damp with perspiration"
   - dampish, moist, wettish

Derived forms: dampers

See also: damp, dampness, wet

Type of: device, plate, restraint

Part of: chimney, suspension, suspension system

Encyclopedia: Damp Damp, Germany