damp sth down

(FIRE) — phrasal verb with damp

/dæmp/

verb

Definition

› to make a fire burn more slowly: Water was pumped from a nearby lake in an attempt to damp down the flames.Stopping fires

(Definition of damp sth down (FIRE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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