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- DictionaryCon·ges·tion/kənˈjesCH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the state of being congested: "the new bridge should ease congestion in the area"
CONGESTION definition: 1. a situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded, causing difficulties: 2. a situation in…. Learn more.
1. : to concentrate in a small or narrow space. 2. : to cause an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus in (such as an organ or part) 3. : clog. traffic congested the highways. intransitive verb. : to become congested.
Congestion definition: overcrowding; clogging. See examples of CONGESTION used in a sentence.
Definition of congestion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The meaning of CONGESTION is an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus. How to use congestion in a sentence.
congestion. If there is congestion in a place, the place is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people. The problems of traffic congestion will not disappear in a hurry. Energy consumption, congestion and pollution have increased.
The medical kind of congestion describes a build up of fluid, especially the kind you feel in your sinuses when you have a bad cold. Definitions of congestion. noun. excessive crowding. “traffic congestion ”. synonyms: over-crowding. see more. noun. excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part.
an excessive or abnormal accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part or blood vessel: pulmonary congestion.
the state of being full or blocked, especially with traffic: traffic congestion. (Definition of congestion from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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.
