Dam and Fill

Dam

Dam verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Usage example: ice floes were damming the river

Fill and dam are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fill" instead a verb "Dam".

Fill

Fill verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.
Usage example: before starting to paint, fill all the cracks with putty

Dam and fill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dam" instead a verb "Fill".

Nearby Words: filled, filling, filler

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Moby-Dick Massa Stubb say dat you can fill your dam bellies up to de hatchings, but by Gor!
  • Drowning Pit The valley itself is a larger example; one of the vultures describes it as a bowl that will fill with water when the ice dam breaks.
    Source: Drowning Pit
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