Dam - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dæm|
Brit.
|dæm|
noun
- a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea (syn: dike, dyke)
- a metric unit of length equal to ten meters (syn: decameter, decametre)
- female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
- a metric unit of length equal to ten meters (syn: decameter, decametre)
- female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
verb
- obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
dam the gorges of the Yangtse River
Extra examples
...ice floes were damming the river...
Once she allowed her anger to show, it could not be dammed up again.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: dam
he/she/it: dams
present participle: damming
past tense: dammed
past participle: dammed
I/you/we/they: dam
he/she/it: dams
present participle: damming
past tense: dammed
past participle: dammed
noun
singular: dam
plural: dams
singular: dam
plural: dams
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