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dammed

/dæmd/

dammed is the simple past and past participle of dam.

Meaning of dam

Verb

dam (third-person singular simple present dams, present participle damming, simple past and past participle dammed)

  1. (transitive) To block the flow of water.
    • Home I vvould go, / But that my Dores are hatefull to my eyes. / Fill'd and damm'd up vvith gaping Creditors, / VVatchfull as Fovvlers vvhen their Game vvill ſpring; […]1682, Thomas Otway, Venice Preserv’d, or, A Plot Discover’d. A Tragedy. […], London: […] Jos[eph] Hindmarsh […], →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 4

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Words formed from dammed

Phrases with dammed

Words that rhyme with dammed

Questions about dammed

What is dammed the simple past and past participle of?
Dammed is the simple past and past participle of dam.
How do you pronounce dammed?
Dammed is pronounced /dæmd/.

Words near dammed in the dictionary

  1. dammarenes
  2. dammarenyl
  3. dammars
  4. dammas
  5. damme
  6. dammed
  7. dammed up
  8. dammer
  9. dammers
  10. dammest
  11. dammeth

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