dam

dam 1  (dm) n. 1. a. A barrier constructed across a waterway to control the flow or raise the level of water. b. A body of water controlled by such a barrier. 2. A barrier against the passage of liquid or loose material, as a rubber sheet used in dentistry to isolate one or more teeth from the rest of the mouth. 3. An obstruction; a hindrance. tr.v. dammed, dam·ming, dams 1. To hold back or confine by means of a dam. 2. To close up; obstruct: He tried to dam his grief. See Synonyms at hinder1. [Middle English.] dammer n.

dam1

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dam ²  (dm)

n.

1. Abbr. d. A female parent. Used of a four-legged animal.

2. Archaic A mother.

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[Middle English dam, dame, lady, mother; see dame.]

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dam ³

abbr.

decameter

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dam ¹

Noun

1. a barrier built across a river to create a lake

2. a lake created by such a barrier

Verb

[damming, dammed]

to block up (a river) by a dam [probably from Middle Low German]

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dam ²

Noun

the female parent of an animal such as a sheep or horse [variant of dame]

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dam ³ decametre(s)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dam - a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea dike, dyke barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement milldam - dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill weir - a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
	2.	dam - a metric unit of length equal to ten meters decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms m, meter, metre - the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) hectometer, hectometre, hm - a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
	3.	dam - female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock female - an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
Verb	1.	dam - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" dam up obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"

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dam

noun 1. barrier, wall, barrage, obstruction, embankment, hindrance

verb 2. block up, block, hold in, restrict, check, confine, choke, hold back, barricade, obstruct

Translations

dam [dæm] n → presa (= reservoir); embalse

vt → embalsar

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dam [dæm] n (= wall) → barrage m (= water); réservoir m, lac m de retenue

vt → endiguer

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dam [dæm] n → (Stau)damm m;

(reservoir) → Stausee m

vt → stauen

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dam [dæm] n → diga (= reservoir); bacino artificiale

vt → sbarrare; costruire dighe su