Definition of congest Congest
/kʌnʤɛˈst/ - [kunjest] - con•gest
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What does congest mean?
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| congest - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" | ||
| clog, choke off, clog up, back up, choke, foul | ||
| unclog become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it" | ||
| obturate, occlude, impede, obstruct, close up, jam, block be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" | ||
| gum up stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up" | ||
| crap up become obstructed or chocked up; "The drains clogged up" | ||
| choke up, lug, stuff, block carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" | ||
| silt, silt up become chocked with silt; "The river silted up" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- congest (v. t. )
To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring together; to accumulate. - congest (v. t. )
To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels (esp. the capillaries) of an organ or part.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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congest
kon-jest′, v.t. to bring together, or heap up: to accumulate.—adjs. Congest′ed, affected with an unnatural accumulation of blood: overcrowded; Congest′ible.—n. Congest′ion, an accumulation of blood in any part of the body: fullness: an overcrowded condition.—adj. Congest′ive, indicating or tending to congestion. [L. congerĕre, congestum—con, together, and gerĕre, gestum, to bring.]
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🔤- congest, verb, present, 1st person singular of congest (infinitive).
- congest, verb (infinitive).
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