1. (

• dam ,
• dike ,
• dyke

) a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea ;

2. (

• decameter ,
• dekameter ,
• decametre ,
• dekametre ,
• dam ,
• dkm

) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters ;

3. (

• dam

) female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock ;

1. (

• dam ,
• dam_up

) obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" ;