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
Sanaz	-	Persian
Inman	['inmən]
Joakim	YO-ah-kim (Swedish), YO-ah-keem (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Serbian, Macedonian
Kamala	-	Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali
Atherlee	['æθəli:]
Joaninha	-	Portuguese