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congest

[ kuhn-jest ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog:

    The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move.

  2. Pathology. to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in (a body part or blood vessel):

    The cold congested her sinuses.

  3. Obsolete. to heap together.


verb (used without object)

  1. to become congested:

    His throat congested with phlegm.

congest

/ əˈɛ /

verb

  1. to crowd or become crowded to excess; overfill
  2. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Dzˈپ, adjective
  • Dzˈپ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·i· adjective
  • Dz·t adjective
  • nonDz·t adjective
  • cDz·Ļ adjective
  • preDz·t adjective
  • p·Dz·Ļ adjective
  • ܲcDz·Ļ adjective
  • unDz·t adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of congest1

1530–40; < Latin congestus (past participle of congerere; congeries ), equivalent to con- con- + ges- (variant stem of gerere ) + -tus past participle suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of congest1

C16: from Latin congestus pressed together, from congerere to assemble; see congeries
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The bird-keepers from the zoo said if they could stop Goldie eating for another two or three days they might have a reasonable chance of luring him down when the park was less congested.

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There have been other wildfires that drew as many aircraft, particularly some of the enormous rural fires in the northern part of the state, Karpus said, but never in such congested urban air space.

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In a congested midfield, which could happen on Tuesday, there would be little space for Liverpool to exploit.

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“People were just running in every direction and the traffic got so congested that there was nowhere to go,” Hall said.

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Fleeing down streets that quickly became congested, some residents were forced to abandon their cars as fire trucks headed toward the flames.

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