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Definition of dam verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dam

verb

NAmE//dæm//

dam something (up)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dam

he / she / it dams

past simple dammed

-ing form damming

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to build a dam across a river, especially in order to make an artificial lake for use as a water supply, etc. plans to dam Colorado's South Platte River

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dental dam noun

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