dam up

/dæm əp/
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Other forms: dammed up; damming up; dams up

Definitions of dam up
  1. verb
    obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
    synonyms: dam
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    type of:
    block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude
    block passage through
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