congest Definition
con·gest (kən jest′)
transitive verb
- to cause too much blood, mucus, etc. to accumulate in the vessels of (a part of the body)
- to clog with mucus or other bodily fluid her sinuses were congested
- to fill to excess; overcrowd a congested highway
Etymology: < L congestus, pp. of congerere, to bring together, pile up < com-, together + gerere, to carry, perform
intransitive verb
to become congested
congest Related Forms
congest Usage Examples
Object
- motorway: The Health Board proposes to give them another 25 miles in an ambulance up a frequently congested motorway to an A&E unit in Paisley.
- road: Yet Britain has the most congested roads in Europe.
- street: Despite its congested high street, some of the best properties lie just off the main roads in pretty, leafy roads.
- junction: Developer's claimed benefit Reality A new roundabout to relieve the congested junction at Bridge Road.
- airport: These are characterized by their use of less congested airports away from the major hubs.
- traffic: The point of a bus lane is to bring the bus to the front of congested traffic.
Preposition: at
time: The trunk road / motorway network to the west of Edinburgh in particular is severely congested at peak times.
Preposition: through
shortage: It can never become congested through a shortage of savings.
Noun phrase with adjective complement
such: The charges could be levied on busy routes such as the North Circular and in congested town centers such as Hammersmith and Bromley.
Adjective complement
due: Bingham Town Center The Market Place area is severely congested due to lack of enforcement of illegal parking.
Modifying Another Word
- heavily: A heavily congested location where the 30 limit is often no more than a vague aspiration during the daytime.
- increasingly: The cross country season has become increasingly congested, with competitors having almost too many races to choose from.
- severely: Bingham Town Center The Market Place area is severely congested due to lack of enforcement of illegal parking.
- already: There is no attempt to provide any relief for the already congested village center.
- highly: Remember to look right before crossing its highly congested roads, and don't expect mercy from couriers or taxi drivers.
- extremely: Parents who drive children also face long delays because London roads have been extremely congested during the two previous Tube strikes.
Preposition: in
summer: Certain places on the river are recognized ' honeypot ' sites and can become very congested in the summer, especially at weekends.
Preposition: from
perspective: Remarks: 1. A network can be congested from the perspective of one user, and uncongested from the perspective of another.
Preposition: with
Browse dictionary entries near congest
- ‹ congeries
- ‹ conger (eel)
- ‹ conger
- ‹ congenital
- ‹ congenial
- ‹ congener
- ‹ congelation
- ‹ congee
- ‹ congeal
- ‹ Congaree

