undam
Remove water barrier
To undam is to release what has been held back by a dam—literally removing or opening a barrier to let water flow freely.
The word appears more often in figurative contexts, where it describes releasing pent-up emotions or suppressed forces: Years of grief came undammed when she finally spoke about it.
The policy change undammed a flood of applications.
Water-controlling barrier mechanism
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- unleashTo release from restraint
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- surgeSudden powerful increase
deluge · outpour · gush · cascade · rush · discharge · outflow · breach
To let go
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- unshackleRemove bonds from
- unfetterRemove restraints from
- unbindTo release from bonds
unleash · emancipate · disengage · unblock · clear · open · unrestrict · unclog
Restoring natural ecosystems
- river restorationRepairing degraded flowing waters
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
spawning · migration · riparian · wetlands · biodiversity · conservation · native · habitat
floodgate
Water-controlling barrier mechanism
surge · deluge · outpour · gush · cascade · rush · discharge · outflow · breach · burst
release
To let go
unbind · unleash · emancipate · disengage · unblock · clear · open · unrestrict · unclog · unstop
rewilding
Restoring natural ecosystems
- river restorationRepairing degraded flowing waters
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
salmon · spawning · migration · riparian · wetlands · biodiversity · conservation · native · habitat · sediment