congest

(kən-jĕst')

v., -gest·ed, -gest·ing, -gests.

v.tr.

1. To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel.
2. Pathology. To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in (a vessel or organ).

v.intr.
To become congested.

[Latin congerere, congest-, to heap up, crowd together : com-, com- + gerere, to carry.]

congestion con·ges'tion n.
congestive con·ges'tive adj.

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verb

To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container: block, choke, clog, close, cork, fill, plug, stop. See full/empty/capacity.

Pertaining to or associated with congestion. See also congestive heart failure.

For a list of words related to congestion, see:

• Signs and Symptoms - congestion: accumulation of blood within an organ; clogging of upper respiratory system with mucus
• Roadways and Driving - congestion: excess traffic clogged or concentrated in too small a space

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See words rhyming with "congestion."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Congest.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overfylde, blokere, klumpe sammen
v. intr. - klumpe sig sammen

Nederlands (Dutch)
verstoppen

Français (French)
v. tr. - encombrer, embouteiller, congestionner, (Méd) congestionner
v. intr. - s'accumuler, (Méd) se congestionner, se bloquer, se boucher (le nez)

Deutsch (German)
v. - verstopfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δημιουργώ συμφόρηση, (φυσιολ.) προκαλώ υπεραιμία

Italiano (Italian)
intasare, ostruire, congestionare, otturare, ingorgare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - congestionar, congestionar (Med.), congestionar-se

Русский (Russian)
закупоривать, забивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - congestionar, atascar
v. intr. - congestionarse, atascarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stocka/skocka sig, förorsaka stockning på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使充满, 使充血, 使拥塞, 拥塞, 充血, 拥挤

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使充滿, 使充血, 使擁塞
v. intr. - 擁塞, 充血, 擁擠

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에 충만 시키다, 충혈 시키다
v. intr. - 가득차다, 충혈하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 過度に詰め込む, 鬱血させる, 詰まらせる, 集まる, 鬱血する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حشر, سد, زحم, اكتظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דחס, צבר‬
v. intr. - ‮נגדש, הצטופף‬

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