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Damped vs Dapped - What's the difference?

damped | dapped |

As verbs the difference between damped and dapped

is that damped is past tense of damp while dapped is past tense of dap.

As an adjective damped

is stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water.

damped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (damp)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water
  • (physics, of a linear dynamic system) Possessing a nonzero damping ratio.

    • Antonyms

    * (Possessing a nonzero damping ratio) undamped

    dapped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dap)

    • dap

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Bristol, Wales, usually in plural) A plimsoll.
  • * 1988, , Penguin Books (1988), page 169:
    • I somehow expected them to shout obscenities, and was glad I had come ordinarily dressed, in a sports shirt, an old linen jacket, jeans and daps .

    Verb

    (dapp)
  • (Bristol) To run or go somewhere quickly.
    • I'll just dap down to the shop.
  • To do some form of dipping, dabbing, or bouncing action.
    • in metalworking is the technique of creating a hollow indentation, also known as doming, dishing or dapping .
    dapping is to rebound or adopt a rebounding action, e.g. to fish by letting the bait dip and bob lightly onto the water, in the manner that some insects lay eggs in the water.

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