Water Resource Management Vocabulary

noun a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir

• The construction of the dam was completed ahead of schedule.
• Let's go check out the dam and take some photos.
• That dam is huge, dude!
• Her emotions were like a dam ready to burst at any moment.

verb to pump excessively or beyond what is necessary or recommended

• The engineers had to carefully monitor the water levels to ensure they did not overpump the reservoir.
• Don't overpump the inflatable pool or it might burst.
• Hey, don't overpump the tires on your bike, you'll pop them!
• She felt like she was overpumping her emotions, letting them overflow uncontrollably.