dam
verb/dæm/
/dæm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dam | /dæm/ /dæm/ |
| he / she / it dams | /dæmz/ /dæmz/ |
| past simple dammed | /dæmd/ /dæmd/ |
| past participle dammed | /dæmd/ /dæmd/ |
| -ing form damming | /ˈdæmɪŋ/ /ˈdæmɪŋ/ |
- dam something (up) 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
- Locals strongly opposed plans to dam the river.
- They formed artificial lakes by damming up a natural stream.
Word Originverb Middle English: from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch; related to Dutch dam and German Damm, also to Old English fordemman ‘close up’.Want to learn more?
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