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dam
Noun
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A dam is like a wall used to hold back water. Usually, this is to block a river.
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A dam is a barrier like that used to hold back water, such as a dental dam.
dam
Verb
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If you dam a river you block it with a dam.
intake
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noun
(= consumption)
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
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noun
an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
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noun
(= inhalation)
the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing