Synonyms for dam

Noun

1. dam, dike, dyke, levee, barrier

usage: a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

2. decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm, metric linear unit

usage: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

3. dam, female

usage: female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

Verb

1. dam, dam up, obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up

usage: obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"