From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
damp
adj 1: slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist
breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: damp, dampish,
moist]
n 1: a slight wetness [syn: damp, dampness, moistness]
v 1: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn:
muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down]
2: restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the
joyous atmosphere"
3: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible;
"muffle the message" [syn: dampen, deaden, damp]
4: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
[syn: dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break]