damper

/dˈæmpɝ/

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Noun
a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
Noun
a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
Noun
a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"

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