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undam

undam verb: to remove a dam from (a river).

Verb

undam (third-person singular simple present undams, present participle undamming, simple past and past participle undammed)

  1. (transitive) To remove a dam from (a river).
  2. (transitive) To free from a physical or figurative obstruction.

Forms of undam

third-person singular presentundams
present participleundamming
past participleundammed
pastundammed

Origin of undam

From un- + dam.

Questions about undam

What does undam mean?
Undam means to remove a dam from (a river).
What part of speech is undam?
Undam is a verb.
What is the past tense of undam?
The past tense of undam is undammed.

Words near undam in the dictionary

  1. undabbled
  2. undainteous
  3. undaintiness
  4. undainty
  5. undallying
  6. undam
  7. undamageable
  8. undamaged
  9. undamaging
  10. undamascened
  11. undamasked

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