congest
noun/kənˈd͡ʒɛst/
Definitions
A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:congest.
To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture,…
To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
- congest traffic
- congest roads
- congest lungs
To become blocked or obstructed
- Nasal passages can congest during a cold.
The neighborhood
- neighborcongeries
- neighborcongestant
- neighborcongestion
- neighborcongestive
Derived
congestable, congestee, congester, congestible, congestor, decongest, recongest
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