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- Dictionarycongest/kənˈdʒɛst/
verb
- 1. crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement: "uncontrolled development will congest our streets"
- 2. cause (a part of the body) to fill abnormally with blood or other fluid: "high-pressured adrenaline congested my veins"
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CONGEST definition: 1. to make something blocked or crowded in a way that causes difficulties, or to become blocked or…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONGEST is to concentrate in a small or narrow space. How to use congest in a sentence.
Congest definition: to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog. See examples of CONGEST used in a sentence.
CONGEST meaning: 1. to make something blocked or crowded in a way that causes difficulties, or to become blocked or…. Learn more.
3 meanings: 1. to crowd or become crowded to excess; overfill 2. to overload or clog (an organ or part) with blood or (of an.... Click for more definitions.
The verb congest means to clog up and become blocked. It is frequently applied to a head cold, when your nose begins to congest. During rush hour the roadways begin to be congested, as they become blocked and vehicles slow down.
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.
