<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.</li><li><strong>Synonyms:</strong> loss.</li><li>damages, Law: the estimated money equivalent for detriment or injury sustained.</li><li>Often damages.</li><li>Informal: cost; expense; charge: What are the damages for the lubrication job on my car?</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) damaged, damaging: to cause damage to; injure or harm; reduce the value or usefulness of: He damaged the saw on a nail.</li><li><strong>Synonyms:</strong> hurt, impair.</li><li>(used without object) damaged, damaging: to become damaged: Soft wood damages easily.</li></ul>