Dam
Dam verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Usage example: ice floes were damming the river
Stop up
Stop up verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Usage example: clear the leaves out of the rain gutters so they don't stop up the downspouts again
Mutual synonyms
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Stop up and Dam. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dam/stop_up
Dam & Stop up. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dam/stop_up>.
Stop up or Dam. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dam/stop_up.
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