dam up

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verb

obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
- dam the gorges of the Yangtse River
• Syn:
dam
• Derivationally related forms:
dam (for: dam)
• Hypernyms:
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam,
block, close up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something