English verb: dam up | |||
1. | dam up (contact) obstruct with, or as if with, a dam | ||
Samples | Dam the gorges of the Yangtse River. | ||
Synonyms | dam | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude | ||