Reference meaning
dam
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a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
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Other meanings
2. noun
a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
3. noun
female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
4. verb
obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
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