dam | Definition of dam

dam

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dam

1 to prevent passage through by filling with something

ice floes were damming the river

Synonyms of dam

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

Words Related to dam

bung, cork, spile, stopper, stopple

fill, gridlock, pack

flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swamp

Near Antonyms of dam

excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out)

Antonyms of dam

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

2 to close up so that no empty spaces remain

dam up the pipes

Synonyms of dam

block, bung, fill, pack, plug, stop, stuff

Words Related to dam

choke, clog, close (off), clot, congest, jam, obstruct, occlude

caulk, chink, seal

repack, restuff

Near Antonyms of dam

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