The taskmasters had established the right to flog their slaves; they had dammed up the slowly rising waters of rebellion, but these rose to their level at last, and overflowed, and slavery is no more.
Source: tatoeba (12176212)
Dammed
/dæmd/
Synonyms for "dammed" (14 found)
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8 entriesconstraintcurse termflow regulationflow restrictioninfrastructure constructionwater featurewater management actionwater management practice
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10 entriesbureaucratic constraintchannel isolationdam constructiondammed lakedammed riverdamned soulpolicy barrierreservoir creationthe damnedwater impoundment
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12 entriesdam constructiondam projectdam safetydammed basindammed lakedammed riverdammed updammed valleydammed waterflood control damhydroelectric damreservoir creation
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