con·gest (k n-j st )v. con·gest·ed, con·gest·ing, con·gests v.tr. 1. To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel. 2. Pathology To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in (a vessel or organ). v.intr. To become congested. [Latin congerere, congest-, to heap up, crowd together : com-, com- + gerere, to carry.] con·ges tion n.con·ges tive adj. |
congest [kənˈdʒɛst]
vb
1. to crowd or become crowded to excess; overfill
2. (Medicine / Pathology) to overload or clog (an organ or part) with blood or (of an organ or part) to become overloaded or clogged with blood
3. (tr; usually passive) to block (the nose) with mucus
[from Latin congestus pressed together, from congerere to assemble; see congeries]
congestible adj
congestive adj
congestion n
Congest an accumulation; a number of separate people or things crowded very closely together; a heap.
Examples: congest of floods, 1651; of methodical arguments, 1657.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  congest - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"gum up - stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up" obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path" crap up - become obstructed or chocked up; "The drains clogged up" |
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