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dams up

dams up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dam up.

Meaning of dam up

Verb

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

  1. To build a dam on, thus restricting the flow.
    • to dam up a lake

Questions about dams up

What is dams up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dams up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dam up.

Words near dams up in the dictionary

  1. damri
  2. damris
  3. Damron
  4. Damrons
  5. dams
  6. dams up
  7. damsel
  8. damsel bug
  9. damsel bugs
  10. damsel in distress
  11. damselfish

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