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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 [kənˈdʒɛstɪd]
adj
1. crowded to excess; overfull
2. (Medicine / Pathology) (of an organ or part) loaded or clogged with blood
3. (of the nose) blocked with mucus
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
1. packed (out), crowded, choked, swarming, overcrowded, teeming, jam-packed, bursting at the seams, crammed full, overpopulated, like the Black Hole of Calcutta, hoatching (Scot.) Some areas are congested with both cars and people.
packed (out) empty, half-full, uncrowded, uncongested
2. clogged, jammed, blocked-up, overfilled, stuffed, packed, crammed, overflowing, stuffed-up The arteries in his neck had become fatally congested.
clogged free, clear, unhindered, unimpeded, unobstructed, unhampered, uncongested
Translations
congested [kənˈdʒestɪd] ADJ
1. [street, building etc] → atestado de gente
to get congested withllenarse de, atestarse de
it's getting very congested in hereesto se está llenando demasiado
2. (Med) → congestionado

congested [kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adj
(MEDICINE) [arteries, lungs] → congestionné(e)
[road, airport, airspace] → encombré(e), congestionné(e); [traffic] → encombré(e)

congested
adjüberfüllt; (with traffic) → verstopft; (with people also) → voll; pavementübervoll; (= highly populated)über(be)völkert; his lungs are congestedin seiner Lunge hat sich Blut angestaut or ist es zu einem Blutstau gekommen

congested [kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adj (gen) (Med) → congestionato/a; (telephone lines) → sovraccarico/a
congested [kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adj (gen) (Med) → congestionato/a; (telephone lines) → sovraccarico/a

congested
adj congested [kənˈdʒestid]
over-crowded; over-full. oorvol, oorlaai; opgehoop; saamgedring; bloedryk مُزْدَحِم، مُكْتَظ претъпкан přeplněný overbefolket; overfyldt überfüllt συνωστισμένος colapsado, congestionado puupüsti täis, ummistunud شلوغ شدن؛ بسته شدن tupaten täynnä encombré סָתוּם संकुलित, भरा हुआ prenatrpan zsúfolt penuh sesak yfirfullur congestionato 大混雑した 혼잡한 perpildytas pārpildīts penuk sesak overvol overfylt przeludniony apinhado aglomerat переполненный preplnený prenatrpan prepun tätt packad, överbefolkad แออัด aşırı kalabalık 擁擠的 дуже скупчений, переповнений بهي‍ڑ بهاڑ والا، گنجان đông nghịt; chật ních
n conˈgestion [-tʃən]
traffic congestion; nasal congestion. opeenhoping, samehoping, stremming; kongestie; stuwing; oorlading ازْدِحام، احْتِقان задръстване zácpa, ucpání overbefolkning; overfyldning; tilstopning; trafikkaos die Überfüllung συμφόρηση congestión ummik, ummistus گرفتگی؛ ازدحام tungos encombrement סְתימָה संकुलन, भरा हुआ होना prenatrpanost, zakrčenost, gomilanje (forgalmi) torlódás; vértolulás kesesakan troðningur ingorgo; congestione 密集 혼잡 kamštis, kamšatis pārapdzīvotība; sastrēgums; aizsprostojums kesesakan congestie, opstopping tetthet, trafikkork; bihulebetennelse przeludnienie, przepełnienie congestionamento aglomeraţie затор; скопление upchatie zamašitev gužva stockning ความแออัด tıkanıklık 擁擠 перевантаженість; закладеність بهي‍ڑ بهاڑ، اختناق sự đông nghịt; sự tắc nghẽn


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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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