Dam
Dam verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Usage example: ice floes were damming the river
Free
Free verb - To make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions.
Usage example: we'll free the river by breaking up the ice jam
Both words in one sentence
- Meanwhile, events such as Marco and his dad having to fake their deaths and the "beaver dam" battle at the free Hork-Bajir colony intersect with Toby's story.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Animorphs -
Aftermath: Population Zero: The Hoover Dam eventually collapses after 200 years, restoring the Colorado river's free access to the sea.
Source: Big Dam Plot -
The Mid-season finale/Series Faux Nale episode of Grojband, "Six Strings of Evil", has Corey breaking free from the Guitar, but the Dam gets destroyed and all of Peaceville with it.
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Free or Dam. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dam/free.
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