con·gest
(kən-jĕst′)v. con·gest·ed, con·gest·ing, con·gests
v.tr.
1. To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel.
2. Medicine 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.
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congest
(kənˈdʒɛst)vb
1. to crowd or become crowded to excess; overfill
2. (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
[C16: from Latin congestus pressed together, from congerere to assemble; see congeries]
conˈgestible adj
conˈgestive adj
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con•gest
(kənˈdʒɛst)v.t.
1. to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog.
2. to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in (a body part or blood vessel): The cold congested her sinuses.
v.i. 3. to become congested.
[1530–40; < Latin congestus, past participle of congerere]
con•ges′tive, adj.
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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.
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congest
Past participle: congested
Gerund: congesting
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| 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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