Definition of damps:
(adj) :
In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
(n) :
Moisture; humidity; dampness.
(adj) :
(figuratively) Despondent; dispirited, downcast.
(v) :
(transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
(v) :
(transitive, archaic) To dampen; to make moderately wet.
(v) :
(transitive, archaic) To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.