3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dam \Dam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dammed} (d[a^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Damming}.] 1. To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally used with in or up. [1913 Webster] I'll have the current in this place dammed up. --Shak. [1913 Webster] A weight of earth that dams in the water. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 2. To shut up; to stop up; to close; to restrain. [1913 Webster] The strait pass was dammed With dead men hurt behind, and cowards. --Shak. [1913 Webster] {To dam out}, to keep out by means of a dam. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dammed See {dam} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dam n 1: a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea [syn: {dike}, {dyke}, {levee}] 2: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: {decameter}, {dekameter}, {decametre}, {dekametre}, {dkm}] 3: female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock v : obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" [syn: {dam up}] [also: {damming}, {dammed}]
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