Block and Dam

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Block

Block verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.

Usage example: block up the opening in the wall where a window once was

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Dam is a synonym for block in obstruct topic. In some cases you can use "Dam" instead the word "Block" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like embankment, hold back, open.

Nearby Words: blocked, blockade, blockage, blockhead, blocking

Dam

Dam noun - A bank of earth constructed to control water.

Usage example: the river backed up behind the dam until it formed a new lake

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Block is a synonym for dam in hold back topic. You can use "Block" instead the word "Dam" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as open, block up.

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live	live block	live dam
old	old block	old dam
full	full block	full dam
original	original block	original dam
Other adjectives: single, entire, real, enormous, huge, wooden, new, major, abandoned, former, final, last, concrete, giant, indestructible, aforementioned.

Both words in one sentence

When faced with a massive enemy army that greatly outnumbers her own, she has her silver dragons create an ice dam to block the Vingaard River.

Source: Defensive Feint Trap
The first live-action Transformers movie had the FBI keeping Megatron and the All Spark inside Hoover Dam, which in the story was actually built to block out the Allspark's energy signature...or something.

Source: Landmarking the Hidden Base

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