con|gest

con|gest
con|gest «verb. kuhn JEHST; noun. KON jehst», verb, noun.
–v.t.
1. to fill too full; overcrowd: »

Main Street is congested with the traffic of people driving to work each morning. Department stores are often congested before Christmas.

2. to cause too much blood or mucus to gather in (one part of the body).
3. Obsolete. to heap together.
–v.i.
1. to become congested.
2. to become too full of blood or mucus. The lungs are congested in pneumonia. »

His face congested with anger as the argument grew more heated.

–n.
(in Ireland) a tenant living on land whose resources do not adequately support him.
╂[< Latin congestus, past participle of congerere bring together < com- together + gerere carry]

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  • de|con|gest — «DEE kuhn JEHST», transitive verb. to free from congestion; eliminate congestion in: »To decongest London…, the administrative capital should be shifted bodily to a British Brasilia, somewhere between York and Harrogate (Annual Register) …   Useful english dictionary

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • gest — al·ma·gest; con·gest·ed; di·gest·er; di·gest·ibil·i·ty; di·gest·ible; in·di·gest; in·gest; in·gest·ible; sug·gest; sug·gest·ibil·i·ty; sug·gest·ible; youn·gest; con·gest; di·gest; gest; di·gest·ible·ness; di·gest·ibly; in·di·gest·ibly; …   English syllables

  • congest — con·gest …   English syllables

  • congested — con·gest·ed …   English syllables

  • congest — con•gest [[t]kənˈdʒɛst[/t]] v. t. 1) to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog 2) pat to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in (a body part or blood vessel): The cold congested her sinuses[/ex] 3) to become congested • …   From formal English to slang

  • congested — con|gest|ed [ kən dʒestəd ] adjective 1. ) with so many vehicles or people that it is difficult to move about: Many of Europe s major airports are heavily congested. 2. ) blocked with blood or another liquid: His nose was congested and his throat …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • congested — Containing an abnormal amount of blood; in a state of congestion. * * * con·gest·ed kən jes təd adj containing an excessive accumulation esp. of blood or mucus <congested mucous membranes> <congested lungs> * * * con·gest·ed (kən …   Medical dictionary

  • decongestion — de·con·ges·tion jes(h) chən n the process of relieving congestion de·con·gest jest vt de·con·ges·tive jes tiv adj …   Medical dictionary

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