congestion

Variant of congest

congest definition

con·gest (kən jest′)

transitive verb

    1. to cause too much blood, mucus, etc. to accumulate in the vessels of (a part of the body)
    2. to clog with mucus or other bodily fluid her sinuses were congested
  2. 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

Related Forms:

  • congestion con·ges′·tion (-jes′c̸hən) noun
  • congestive con·ges′·tive (-jes′tiv) adjective

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congestion Synonyms

congestion

n.

profusion, crowdedness, crowding, overcrowding, clogging, overpopulation, press, jam, traffic jam, bottleneck, gridlock, overdevelopment, too much, too many, excessive concentration, surfeit, blockage, stoppage, cramming, stuffing, obstruction, engorgement, hyperemia; see also excess 1.


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congestion quotes

TB or not TB, that is the congestion.

-Allen,Woody pseudonym of  Allen Stewart Konigsberg

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