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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

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

vt → endiguer

dam [dæm] n → (Stau)damm m;

(reservoir) → Stausee m

vt → stauen

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

vt → sbarrare; costruire dighe su

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dam

n dam [dӕm]

1 a bank or wall of earth, concrete etc to keep back water A new dam was being built at the mouth of the valley.damwalسَدбентhráz; přehradadæmning; digeder Staudammφράγμαdiquetammسدpatobarrageסֶכֶרबांधnasip, brana(védő)gátbendunganstíflabarriera, digaダム댐, 둑užtvankadambis; aizsprostsempangandamdemning, diketamarepresabarajплотинаhrádza; priehradajezbranafördämningเขื่อนbaraj, bend堤壩дамба; гребляپانی کے بہاؤ کو روکنے کے لۓ زمین یا پکی تعمیر کے ذریعہ باندھا جانے والا بندđập nước堤坝

2 the water kept back. damماء السَّدвода в бентpřehradní jezeroopdæmmet vandder Stauseeνερό που συγκρατείται από φράγμαpresa, embalsepaisvesiآب سدpadottu vesiréservoirמים חסומים ע”י סֶכֶרबांध, पशुओं की माताnasipom ograđengátwadukuppistöðulónbacino d'acquaせきとめた水저수, 댐의 물užtvenktas vanduoaizdambējuma ūdenssimpanan airstuwmeerdam, vannzbiornikrepresadigзапрудаpriehradné jazerojezzaustavljena vodadammน้ำที่กักไว้set攔在堤壩裡的水загачена водаروکا گیا پانیnước ngăn lại拦在堤坝里的水

v – past tense, past participle dammed – (sometimes with up ) –

to hold back by means of a dam The river has been dammed up.opdam, stuit, keerيَحجِز بواسِطة سَدзапречвамpřehraditopdæmmestauenφράζω, συγκρατώembalsartammistamaبند آوردن؛ جلوی چیزی را گرفتنpadotaendiguerלִסכוֹרबांध बांधनाučvrstiti branom, spriječitigátat emel vminekmembendungstíflaarginareダムでせきとめる댐으로 물을 가두다užtvenktiaizdambēt; aizsprostotmengempangafdammen, indammendemme opp, sperre avprzegrodzić, spiętrzyćrepresara în­diguiперегораживать плотинойprehradiťzajezitipregraditifördämma, dämma för (till, upp)สร้างเขื่อนbaraj/bent yapmak築壩攔水загачувати, запруджуватиبند کے ذریعہ روکناxây đập ngăn nước筑坝拦水