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Definition of Dam up
1. Verb. Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam. "Dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
Exact synonyms: Dam
Generic synonyms: Block, Close Up, Impede, Jam, Obstruct, Obturate, Occlude
Derivative terms: Dam
Generic synonyms: Block, Close Up, Impede, Jam, Obstruct, Obturate, Occlude
Derivative terms: Dam
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dam Up
Literary usage of Dam up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"... to dam up ; O. Fries. dam ; North. Fries, dam. ... to dam up. Damage. (F.—L.)
ME damage. — AF damage (F. dommage} ; cf. ..."
2. German-English Medical Dictionary by Joseph R. Waller, Max Weiss (1890)
"... f., goggles, protective spectacles. Stauung, f., engorgement. Stauen, v., to
dam up, choke, engorge. ..."
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