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con·gest

 (kən-jĕst′)
v. con·gest·ed, con·gest·ing, con·gests
v.tr.
1. To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel.
2. Medicine 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·ges′tion n.
con·ges′tive adj.
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congest

(kənˈdʒɛst)
vb
1. to crowd or become crowded to excess; overfill
2. (Pathology) 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
[C16: from Latin congestus pressed together, from congerere to assemble; see congeries]
conˈgestible adj
conˈgestive adj
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con•gest

(kənˈdʒɛst)

v.t.
1. to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog.
2. to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in (a body part or blood vessel): The cold congested her sinuses.
v.i.
3. to become congested.
[1530–40; < Latin congestus, past participle of congerere]
con•ges′tive, adj.
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Congest

 an accumulation; a number of separate people or things crowded very closely together; a heap.
Examples: congest of floods, 1651; of methodical arguments, 1657.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

congest


Past participle: congested
Gerund: congesting

Imperative
congest
congest
Present
I congest
you congest
he/she/it congests
we congest
you congest
they congest
Preterite
I congested
you congested
he/she/it congested
we congested
you congested
they congested
Present Continuous
I am congesting
you are congesting
he/she/it is congesting
we are congesting
you are congesting
they are congesting
Present Perfect
I have congested
you have congested
he/she/it has congested
we have congested
you have congested
they have congested
Past Continuous
I was congesting
you were congesting
he/she/it was congesting
we were congesting
you were congesting
they were congesting
Past Perfect
I had congested
you had congested
he/she/it had congested
we had congested
you had congested
they had congested
Future
I will congest
you will congest
he/she/it will congest
we will congest
you will congest
they will congest
Future Perfect
I will have congested
you will have congested
he/she/it will have congested
we will have congested
you will have congested
they will have congested
Future Continuous
I will be congesting
you will be congesting
he/she/it will be congesting
we will be congesting
you will be congesting
they will be congesting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been congesting
you have been congesting
he/she/it has been congesting
we have been congesting
you have been congesting
they have been congesting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been congesting
you will have been congesting
he/she/it will have been congesting
we will have been congesting
you will have been congesting
they will have been congesting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been congesting
you had been congesting
he/she/it had been congesting
we had been congesting
you had been congesting
they had been congesting
Conditional
I would congest
you would congest
he/she/it would congest
we would congest
you would congest
they would congest
Past Conditional
I would have congested
you would have congested
he/she/it would have congested
we would have congested
you would have congested
they would have congested
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.congest - become or cause to become obstructedcongest - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
gum up - stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up"
obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
crap up - become obstructed or chocked up; "The drains clogged up"
choke up, lug, stuff, block - obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"
silt, silt up - become chocked with silt; "The river silted up"
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congest

verb
To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container:
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References in classic literature ?
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.
Then Deesa would go to sleep between Moti Guj's forefeet, and as Deesa generally chose the middle of the public road, and as Moti Guj mounted guard over him, and would not permit horse, foot, or cart to pass by, traffic was congested till Deesa saw fit to wake up.
His eyes felt congested; he could no longer close them.
(with a playful allusion to democratic principles) to scramble into the first Brown conveyance in the line, instead of waiting till the cold-and-gin congested nose of one's own coachman gleamed under the portico of the Academy.
The blood congested in his eyes till they bulged, while the tears ran down his cheeks.
They congested the doorway, pushing for precedence--resolving themselves at length into a line and moving up step by step.
He saw a congested flood of wagons, trucks, cabs, vans and street cars filling the vast space where Broadway, Sixth Avenue and Thirly-fourth street cross one another as a twenty-six inch maiden fills her twenty-two inch girdle.
Nor was this the worst; for not the crew only, but, in many cases, captain and officers as well, would join in the stampede to the diggings; and we found Hobson's Bay the congested asylum of all manner of masterless and deserted vessels.
All the blood which had seemed congested somewhere below his throat rushed to his face and eyes.
Scarcely had Vas Kor taken his seat when the flier went quickly into the fast-moving procession, turning presently from the broad and crowded avenue into a less congested street.