dam

kududdufi

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• damn

Noun

Singular dam

Plural dams

A dam

1. (countable) A dam is like a wall used to hold back water. Usually, this is to block a river. <> kududdufi
2. (countable) A dam is a barrier like that used to hold back water, such as a dental dam.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) dam

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) dams

Past tense (ya wuce) dammed

Past participle (ya wuce) dammed

Present participle (ana cikin yi) damming

1. (transitive) If you dam a river you block it with a dam. <> toshe kogi.