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English verb: dam up

1. dam up (contact) obstruct with, or as if with, a dam


SamplesDam the gorges of the Yangtse River.


Synonymsdam


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude









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