dam

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. dike, seawall, levee, breakwater, embankment, floodgate. — v. t. embank, sandbag; clog, plug, stop up, jam. See enclosure, hindrance, closure.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Structure to impound water]

Syn. dike, ditch, wall, bank, embankment, barrier, gate, weir, grade, levee, irrigation dam, diversion dam, cofferdam; see also barrier .

Famous dams include --- United States: Gatun, Fort Peck, Kingsley, Glen Canyon, Grand Coulee, Bonneville, Shasta, Boulder, Hoover, Wilson, Bartlett, Bagnell, Conowingo, Tygart River; Russia: Dnepropetrovsk; France: Sautet, Chambon, Sarrans; Egypt: Aswan; India: Metur; South Africa: Vaalbank.

2. [Mother, usually of a four-legged animal]

Syn. ewe, bitch, mare; see mother 1 , parent .

v.

Syn. hold, hold back, keep back, check, obstruct, bar, slow, retard, restrict, stop, stop up, close, clog, choke, block, block up, impede, confine; see also bar 1 , hinder , restrain 1 .

Ant. advance, release*, clear.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

bank, dike, levee, wall, barrage, obstruction, check, barrier.

II

v.

block, obstruct, check, close, bar, impede, stop, slow, restrict.

ANT.: release, free

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To stop or prevent passage of: bar, block, impede, obstruct. Idiom: be (or stand) in the way of. See OPEN.