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damp down

damp down verb: to reduce the intensity of (a fire).

Verb

damp down (third-person singular simple present damps down, present participle damping down, simple past and past participle damped down)

  1. (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (a fire)
  2. (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (an emotion or problem)
    • Two years after England’s World Cup victory, Stiles was at Wembley again to help Manchester United become the first English team to win the European Cup final. Again Eusébio was one of his opponents, playing for Benfica, and again Stiles was detailed to keep him quiet. Although he was not as...2020 October 30, Brian Glanville, “Nobby Stiles obituary”, in The Guardian

damp down meaning in Tamil

damp down in Tamil

ஊதுலைவாய் மூடல்

Forms of damp down

third-person singular presentdamps down
present participledamping down
past participledamped down
pastdamped down

Questions about damp down

What does damp down mean?
Damp down means to reduce the intensity of (a fire).
What is damp down in Tamil?
Damp down in Tamil is ஊதுலைவாய் மூடல். See Damp down meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is damp down?
Damp down is a verb.
What is the past tense of damp down?
The past tense of damp down is damped down.

Words near damp down in the dictionary

  1. damozel
  2. damozels
  3. damp
  4. damp course
  5. damp courses
  6. damp down
  7. damp haze
  8. damp hazes
  9. damp off
  10. damp proofing
  11. damp sheet

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