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Meaning of
dam
in English
dam
us
/dæm/
uk
/dæm/
#common
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Past Tense
dammed
Participle Verb
damming
Third Person Singular
dams
Definitions
Noun
a
barrier
across
water
to
control
flow
;
for
retention
water
stored
behind
the
barrier
a
reservoir
(
South
Africa
,
Australia
)
The
farmer
built
a
dam
to
store
water
for
irrigation
.
a
female
parent
(
animal
breeding
)
A
dam
is
a
mother
of
a
group
of
animals
in
a
breeding
program
.
Verb
to
block
or
obstruct
water
flow
The
engineer
worked
to
dam
the
river
and
prevent
flooding
.
