congested

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.

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[Latin congerere, congest-, to heap up, crowd together : com-, com- + gerere, to carry.]

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con·gestion n.

con·gestive adj.

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congested

Adjective

1. crowded to excess

2. clogged or blocked [Latin congerere to pile up]

congestion n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

congested - overfull as with blood engorged 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"

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congested

adjective 1. packed (out), crowded, overcrowded, teeming

adjective 2. clogged, jammed, blocked-up, overfilled, stuffed, packed, crammed, overflowing, stuffed-up << OPPOSITE clear

Translations

congested [kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adj (gen) → atestado; [telephone lines] → saturado

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congested [kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adj (Med) → congestionné(e) (fig); surpeuplé(e); congestionné; bloqué(e); [telephone lines] → encombré(e)

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congested [kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adj (road) → verstopft;

(area) → überfüllt;

(nose) → verstopft;

his lungs are congested → in seiner Lunge hat sich Blut angestaut

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congested [kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adj → congestionato/a; [telephone lines] → sovraccarico/a