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congested

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con·gest  (kn-jst)
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·gestion n.
con·gestive adj.

congested
Adjective
1. crowded to excess
2. clogged or blocked [Latin congerere to pile up]
congestion n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.congested - overfull as with blood
full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"

congested
adjective 2. clogged, jammed, blocked-up, overfilled, stuffed, packed, crammed, overflowing, stuffed-up << OPPOSITE clear
Translations
Spanish congested [kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adj (gen) → atestado; [telephone lines] → saturado
French congested [kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adj (Med) → congestionné(e) (fig); surpeuplé(e); congestionné; bloqué(e); [telephone lines] → encombré(e)
German congested [kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adj (road) → verstopft;
(area) → überfüllt;
(nose) → verstopft;
his lungs are congested → in seiner Lunge hat sich Blut angestaut

Italian congested [kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adjcongestionato/a; [telephone lines] → sovraccarico/a

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Indeed, for some unexplained reason, she was bubbling over with congested laughter, the reason for which mere embarrassment set one inquiring.
A little later the regiment was ordered out of line to relieve the congested front, and through some misplay in the game of battle was not again under fire.
Hideous thoughts flashed through Raoul's congested brain.
 
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