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DAM UP
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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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