Dam | Mean of dam in English Dictionary

/ˈdæm/

• Noun
• a structure that is built across a river or stream to stop water from flowing
1. The government has plans to build a dam and flood the valley.
2. There's a beaver dam [=a dam built by beavers] in the stream behind my house.
• Verb
• to build a dam across (a river or stream)
1. Beavers dammed the stream.
2. They dammed up the river.
• Noun
• the female parent of some animals (such as horses)
1. the foal's dam