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dam (DAM) (noun)
1. A construction of earth, concrete, etc. which is meant to control a body of water: The dam was built to control the flow of the river, but unfortunately it is also endangering many buildings on the nearby land.
2. A female parent which is a reference to a quadruped: The racing sheet explained that Daisy was the dam of the winning horse, Tulip.
damn (DAM) (verb)
1. To condemn to eternal punishment, to doom: Some people believe that morale misconduct by those who commit such acts will damn them for eternity.
2. To condemn as injurious, illegal, or immoral: The speaker continued to damn drugs, alcohol, and smoking as destructive to the well-being of society.
damn (DAM) (interjection)
Used to express anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment: When Jack hit his finger with the hammer, he shouted, "damn!" and then painfully he went to get a bandage.

Dam is a word that means to "hold back", but it has the opposite meaning if the letter n is added.

—Evan Esar

When the dam broke and the water flooded the valley, the engineer who was riding the dam of a famous race horse, muttered, "Damn, I hope they don't damn the future reconstruction of a dam on this river"; and so, he started to plan to rebuild another dam.

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dam
A physical barrier constructed across a river or waterway to control the flow of or raise the level of water.

The purpose of construction may be for flood control, irrigation needs, hydroelectric power production, and/or recreation usage.

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dam
The female parent of a dog.
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