0 a device that reduces vibration (= fast shaking), for example in an engine: --
Uncertainty about whether the treaty will be ratified has put a damper on new projects.
Both the kids were sick while we were in Boston, so that put a damper on things.
The worker in the boiler room said he was just about to close the damper when the explosion took place.
Vent-free fireplaces have no need for a damper.
The melody resounds as if the damper pedal were being pressed on a piano.
A damper, made of soft felt, presses against each string and prevents it from vibrating until it is wanted.
The new model has new springs and dampers and a sports exhaust.
The system includes a motor with appropriate gear transmission and a damper.
1 a simple type of bread made with flour and water and without yeast, traditionally cooked on a fire: --
Eva enjoyed "dampers", a kind of bread without yeast made by the swagmen on their wanderings.
Tea was a picnic of damper (yeast-free bread) straight from the fire and traditional billy tea, brewed over the coals.
We both work full-time, which puts a damper on our social life.
Fear of rising prices has already helped put a damper on the markets.