Dam and Scoop

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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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Scoop is an antonym for dam.

Scoop verb - To lift out with something that holds liquid.

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Dam is an antonym for scoop.

Nearby Words: scooped, scooping

full	full dam	full scoop
single	single dam	single scoop
small	small dam	small scoop
real	real dam	real scoop
Other adjectives: huge, concrete, giant, bigger.

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