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   Con·gest·ed

   /kənˈjestəd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder freedom of movement: "one of the most congested airports in the world"
   • 2. (of a part of the body) abnormally full of blood: "congested arteries"
   • ▪ (of the respiratory tract) blocked with mucus so as to hinder breathing: "his nose was congested"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as congest in the sense ‘heap up, accumulate’): from Latin congerere ‘heap up’, from con- ‘together’ + gerere ‘bring’.

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   Learn the meaning of congested as an adjective for something that is extremely or excessively full or crowded, or for something that contains an excessive accumulation of blood or mucus. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries.

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   What does congest mean?

   • congest (v.) early 15c. (implied in congested ), of body fluids, "to accumulate," from Latin congestus, past participle of congerere "to bring together, pile up," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + gerere "to carry, perform" (see gest ). Sense of "overcrowd" is from 1859. Related: Congested; congesting.

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   What are some synonyms for congest?

   • congenic, congenital, congenitally, conger, congeries, congest, congested, congestion, congestion charging, congestive heart failure, congius The authors describe how, in the late 19th century, the streets of fast-industrializing cities were congest ed with horses, each pulling a cart or a coach, one after the other, in some places three abreast.

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   What is the purpose of congesting?

   • 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). To become congested. [Latin congerere, congest-, to heap up, crowd together : com-, com- + gerere, to carry .] con·ges′tion n.

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   Congested means too blocked or crowded and causing difficulties, or having a blocked nose during an infection. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and translations.

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   Congest means to concentrate in a small or narrow space, or to cause an excessive accumulation of blood or mucus in an organ or part. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for congest and congested.

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   Congested definition: crowded to excess; overfull. See examples of CONGESTED used in a sentence.

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   Congestion is a noun that means a situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded, causing difficulties. It can also mean a problem of being unable to breathe or having too much blood in the body. See more meanings, synonyms, and collocations of congestion.

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   Congested means crowded, overfull, or clogged with blood or mucus. Find the origin, usage, and translations of the word congested in different contexts and languages.

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   Being congested is a typical but very unpleasant symptom of the common cold. This adjective literally means “clogged,” “overcrowded,” or “overfull.” Congested is also used to describe arteries that are clogged, cities that are overpopulated, and roads that are full of traffic.