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dam up

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Verb1.dam up - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
dam
obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"


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``The project is needed to bring the dam up to current earthquake standards, much like the program to bring bridges up to standards in California,'' said Bill Pennington, a civil engineer and project manager for the federal Bureau of Reclamation.
NO SLIP-SLIDIN' AWAY; CASITAS DAM TO GET $42 MILLION UPGRADE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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