DAM UP as VERB

1. Meaning
   • obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
   Synonym(s)
   • dam (what does dam mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • dam the gorges of the Yangtse River
   Hypernyms(s) dam up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • obstruct (what does obstruct mean?)
   • obturate (what does obturate mean?)
   • impede (what does impede mean?)
   • occlude (what does occlude mean?)
   • jam (what does jam mean?)
   • block (what does block mean?)
   • close up (what does close up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dam (what does dam mean?)
   • dike (what does dike mean?)
   • dyke (what does dyke mean?)
   • levee (what does levee mean?)