dam

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

   dam the gorges of the Yangtse River

2. 2
   noun

   A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.

   A dam is often an essential source of water to farmers of hilly country.

3. 3
   noun

   The water reservoir resulting from placing such a structure.

   Boats may only be used at places set aside for boating on the dam.

4. 4
   verb

   To block the flow of water.

   Home I vvould go, / But that my Dores are hatefull to my eyes. / Fill'd and damm'd up vvith gaping Creditors, / VVatchfull as Fovvlers vvhen their Game vvill ſpring; […]

5. 5
   noun

   Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals.

   More dear […] than younglings to their dam.

6. 6
   noun

   An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee.

   […] A small Indian coin; whence comes the saying "I don't care a dam for you," that is I don't value you a farthing, and not as generally given, "I don't care a damn" or a "curse for you." [Possibly a folk etymology.]

7. 7
   adj

   Damn.

   Do not get too caught up in individual campism. The Most-High sent your spirits back on earth to fix yourselves, come together and wake up our people, so do your dam job and stop letting your fleshly desires control you.

8. 8
   noun

   female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

Etymology

From Middle English dam, from Old English *damm, from Proto-West Germanic *damm, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz.