dam

dam

verb

Definition of DAM

1

to prevent passage through by filling with something <ice floes were damming the river>

Synonyms block, choke, clot, congest, dam, gum (up), jam, obstruct, occlude, plug (up), stop (up), stuff

Related Words bung, cork, spile, stopper, stopple; fill, gridlock, pack; fur, silt; flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swamp

Near Antonyms excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out); empty, lighten

Antonyms clear, free, open (up), unblock, unclog, unplug, unstop

2

to close up so that no empty spaces remain <dam up the pipes>

Synonyms block, bung, dam, pack, plug, stop, stuff

Related Words choke, clog, close (off), clot, congest, jam, obstruct, occlude; caulk, chink, seal; repack, restuff

Near Antonyms excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out), shovel