Definitions
1.verbTo dampen; to make moderately wet"to damp cloth"
2.verbTo put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.
3.verbTo suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
4.adjective(of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water
5.adjective(of a linear dynamic system) Possessing a nonzero damping ratio.