Dam up
Dam up verb - Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam.
Kept back
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Kept back and Dam up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dam_up/kept_back
Dam up & Kept back. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dam_up/kept_back>.
Kept back or Dam up. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dam_up/kept_back.
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