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DAM UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

Example:

dam the gorges of the Yangtse River

Synonyms:

dam; dam up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "dam up" is one way to...):

block; close up; impede; jam; obstruct; obturate; occlude (block passage through)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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