dam up

dam something up

to erect a barrier in a river, stream, brook, etc. We are going to have to dam this stream up to make a pond for the cattle. Let's dam up this stream. Why is this river dammed up?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ben	[ben]
GrÉTa	GRAY-taw (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Icelandic
Fausta	-	Italian, Ancient Roman
Rajani	-	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali
Andreia	-	Portuguese
Debora	-	Italian, German, Dutch