damp
     adj : slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist
           breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: {dampish}, {moist}]
     n : a slight wetness [syn: {dampness}, {moistness}]
     v 1: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: {muffle},
           {mute}, {dull}, {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}]
     4: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
        [syn: {dampen}, {soften}, {weaken}, {break}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0