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   Dam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dammed (dămd); p. pr. & vb. n. Damming.]
   1. To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally used with in or up.
   
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   I'll have the current in this place dammed up. Shak.
   
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   A weight of earth that dams in the water. Mortimer.
   
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   2. To shut up; to stop up; to close; to restrain.
   
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   The strait pass was dammed
   
   With dead men hurt behind, and cowards. Shak.
   
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   To dam out, to keep out by means of a dam.
   
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