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Damage   /dˈæmədʒ/  /dˈæmɪdʒ/   Listen
Damage

noun
1.
The occurrence of a change for the worse.  Synonyms: harm, impairment.
2.
Loss of military equipment.  Synonym: equipment casualty.
3.
The act of damaging something or someone.  Synonyms: harm, hurt, scathe.
4.
The amount of money needed to purchase something.  Synonyms: price, terms.  "He got his new car on excellent terms" , "How much is the damage?"
5.
Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right.  Synonyms: legal injury, wrong.
verb
(past & past part. damaged; pres. part. damaging)
1.
Inflict damage upon.  "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
2.
Suffer or be susceptible to damage.



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"Damage" Quotes from Famous Books



... INTO PLANTS. A couple of cases are reported of worms boring into the stalks of Asters, Dianthus and Carnations. Of course the tops die, and the damage is great. There is no insecticide that can be used against these canny worms which snugly hide themselves in the plant stalks where not a drop of liquor can reach them. The only remedy is to keep a sharp outlook for affected plants, cutting away each worm-infested top and burning ...
— The Mayflower, January, 1905 • Various
... his mouth. Finding no phenomena of interest develop, fired a second chamber into his right ear. Still no symptoms worthy of notice. Patient threw away pistol and walked to hospital." Both bullets had lodged in the thick parts of his skull, and doing no damage were left there. A subsequent note read: "Patient to-day tried to cut his throat with a dinner-knife which he had hidden in his bed. Patient met with no success." Another of my cases which interested me considerably was that of a professional burglar who had been operated upon in almost ...
— A Labrador Doctor - The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell • Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
... followed unmarked by any special incident, except that the lads were delayed and a part of their goods badly shaken up by their cart upsetting into a little gully. Fortunately, however, little damage was done. ...
— Far Past the Frontier • James A. Braden
... character from the presence of grass roots, as is the case with newly plowed sod ground, so much the better. While such is desirable, any ordinary soil will answer, provided it is well manured. Cow manure is strong and lasting, and has no heating effect. It will cause no damage, even if not rotted. Horse manure, however, should be well rotted before mixing it with the soil. The manure may be mixed in the soil at the rate of one part in four. If well rotted, however, more will not do any damage, as the soil can scarcely ...
— Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) • L. H. Bailey
... stopped to see what damage had been done. They quickly joined hands again, and were off on another expedition almost before Anne had been picked up by ...
— Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School • Jessie Graham Flower


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