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Dictionary: Con·gest·ed
 

a.

1. (Bot.) Crowded together. Gray.

2. (Med.) Containing an unnatural accumulation of blood; hyperæmic; -- said of any part of the body.


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adj

Definition: blocked, clogged
Antonyms: clear, free, open, unblocked, unclogged, uncongested, uncrowded


 
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(kən-jĕs'tĭd)
adj.

Affected with or characterized by congestion.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Clogged, overcrowded, packed too closely.

pronunciation The freeway was congested all the way to the city.

 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: overfull as with blood
  Synonym: engorged


 
 

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