Dam and Open up

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Dam verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.

Usage example: ice floes were damming the river

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Open up is an antonym for dam.

Open up verb - Cause to open or to become open.

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Dam is an antonym for open up.

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Open up and Dam. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dam/open_up

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