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Meaning of "rising damp" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RISING DAMP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RISING DAMP

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Rising damp is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RISING DAMP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rising Damp

Rising Damp is a British sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV. ITV originally broadcast the programme from 1974 through 1978. It was adapted for television by Eric Chappell from his well-received 1971 stage play The Banana Box The series was the highest-ranking ITV sitcom on the 100 Best Sitcoms poll run in 2004 by the BBC.

Definition of rising damp in the English dictionary

The definition of rising damp in the dictionary is capillary movement of moisture from the ground into the walls of buildings. It results in structural damage up to a level of three feet.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RISING DAMP

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risibilities
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risibly
rising
rising star
rising trot
risk
risk assessment
risk aversion
risk capital
risk factor
risk management
risk one´s neck
risk-taking

WORDS THAT END LIKE RISING DAMP

afterdamp
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chokedamp
clamp
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firedamp
headlamp
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preamp
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whitedamp

Synonyms and antonyms of rising damp in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rising damp» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RISING DAMP

Find out the translation of rising damp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rising damp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rising damp» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上升的潮湿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aumento de la humedad
570 millions of speakers

English

rising damp
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नम बढ़ती
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ارتفاع الرطوبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поднимающейся влаги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

humidade ascendente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রমবর্ধমান ডাম্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

remontées d´humidité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semakin basah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bodenfeuchtigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上昇湿気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

젖은 상승
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rising lembab
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ẩm tăng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈரம் உயரும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाढता ओलसर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yükselen nem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

umidità di risalita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podciąganiem wilgoci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

піднімається вологи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

igrasiei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανερχόμενη υγρασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stygende vog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stigande fukt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fukt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rising damp

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RISING DAMP»

The term «rising damp» is quite widely used and occupies the 55.007 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RISING DAMP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rising damp

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RISING DAMP»

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Rising damp: Sydney, 1870-90
In Rising Damp, the author confronts the assumption that employment was easy and a high standard of living prevailed in Sydney during the boom decades and illustrates the ways in which these assumptions hindered social and urban reform and ...
Shirley Fitzgerald, 1987
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Rising Damp: The Complete Scripts
There's an introduction to the book by Eric Chappell, the award-winning creator of the show, and each individual script is introduced by show business writer Richard Webber.
Eric Chappell, Richard J. Webber, 2002
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The Sopranos on the Couch: Analyzing Television's Greatest ...
As Vlad 666, aka Rising Damp, which combines Dracula, Satan, and a household's disintegrating foundation, she eerily E-mails Bobby Jr. directions to the ouija board. The children's upset persuades Bobby that his grieving is "bad for them.
Maurice Yacowar, 2003
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Old-House Journal
rising damp is typically Associated with older brick or stone masonry foundations and walls. Brick in particular was much softer and porous before i860 than the hard-fired material in use since the late 19th century. The soft or sedimentary ...
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Research in Building Physics: Proceedings of the Second ...
Two-dimensional simulations with a program for calculating the transient heat and moisture transport (WUFI2d) allow exemplary case studies of situations with rising damp and the discussion of appropriate countermeasures. We could show  ...
J. Carmeliet, H. Hens, G. Vermeir, 2003
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Building Pathology: Deterioration, Diagnostics, and Intervention
RISING DAMP By now it should be apparent that salt damage and salt migration are not inextricably connected with rising damp. Salt migration is a likely coincidence of water migration through almost any porous, permeable material.
Samuel Y. Harris, 2001
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Building Surveys and Reports
They can be divided into three categories as follows: ○ Rising damp from the ground – though see Howell (2008), who posits the view of a growing number of building professionals that 'true/direct' rising damp is extremely rare, and that the  ...
James Douglas, 2010
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House Dividing: How to Create Multiple Homes from a Single ...
Apartments, whether below ground or not, need adequate protection from damp, and damp can arrive in one or more of three ways: rising damp, penetrating damp and damp air. Rising damp The rarest of all forms of damp rises from the ...
Paul Hymers, 2007
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A Practical Guide to Repair and Maintenance of Houses
It is quite possible that a house is suffering from rising damp. Rising damp means that either there is no damp proof course or that, if there has been such a course, it has become ineffective. Years ago houses did not have damp courses and ...
P. Mytton-Davies, 1988
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Moisture Migration in Buildings: A Symposium
L. Heiman1 An Evaluation of Methods of Treating Rising Damp REFERENCE: Heiman, J. L., "An Evaluation of Methods of Treating Rising Damp," Moisture Migration in Buildings, ASTM STP 779, M. Lieff and H. R. Trechsel, Eds., American ...
M. Lieff, Heinz R. Trechsel, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RISING DAMP»

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Dank, the rising damp of sport
So Stephen Dank is gone for life. He can hardly be shaken by the result. The NRL gave him the flick last year. He was always heading for the same fate with the ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
2
Dilapidated house in Sydney just sold for $1.4million
A run down house on a small block with crumbling walls, mouldy ceilings and rising damp in every room has sold at auction for a whopping $1.4 million. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Frances de la Tour interview: From Shakespeare to Rising Damp
In the public consciousness, she is stuck fast in the 1970s with her role in Rising Damp as Miss Ruth Jones, the poodle-haired and breathless object of Leonard ... «The Independent, May 15»
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Rising damp excavation at cafe in Lecce unearths 2500 years of …
It started with a faulty toilet, or, rather, rising damp – quite a lot of damp which eventually caused the tenants to leave the ground floor of the property Mr Faggiano ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
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Rising damp complaints in Angus council housing
Statistics obtained by The Courier reveal that Angus has received almost 2,500 complaints over damp in local authority housing during that period. «The Courier, Feb 15»
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William Griffiths QC loses legal battle over sale of £3.6m Laughton …
A survey later revealed evidence of penetrating and rising damp, as well as ... he had never had the house surveyed and was unaware of any damp problem. «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
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Millionaire in High Court battle over 'damp' country manor house
The barrister added: "The place had substantial rising damp and wet and dry rot... the property has been materially misrepresented to them in light of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
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Review: Rising Damp, Floral Pavilion
Rising Damp, with its sly dig at the Love Thy Neighbour generation attitude, would never work in a modern day setting, and happily Chappell and the directors ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 14»
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Lifestyle: Easy solution to stop rising damp
Properly fitted polythene under a home with damp soils can make a huge reduction in rising damp. Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. No, it's not ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jun 14»
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Leonard Rossiter: 10 BBC workers quizzed over 'sex assault' claims …
... question a further 10 people, all believed to be at BBC HQ during the four-day filming session, where both accusers acted alongside the star of Rising Damp. «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 14»

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