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adjective
- 1. (of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement: "the congested streets of the West End"
- 2. (of a part of the body) abnormally full of blood: "congested arteries"
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CONGESTED definition: 1. too blocked or crowded and causing difficulties 2. Congested roads and towns have too much…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONGESTED is extremely or excessively full or crowded. How to use congested in a sentence.
the problem of having lungs or other body parts that have become too full of blood or another liquid: He took to bed for weeks each winter with chest congestion. Congestion in the lungs or other vital organs of the body tends to destroy the tissues of the affected parts. See. congested. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Full.
1. adjective. A congested road or area is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people. He first promised two weeks ago to clear Britain's congested roads. Some areas are congested with both cars and people. [ + with] Synonyms: packed (out), crowded, choked, swarming More Synonyms of congested. 2. adjective.
Congested definition: crowded to excess; overfull. See examples of CONGESTED used in a sentence.
congested (with something) crowded; full of traffic. Many of Europe's airports are heavily congested. (medical) (of a part of the body) blocked with blood or mucus. Definition of congested adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
transitive verb. 1. : to concentrate in a small or narrow space. 2. : to cause an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus in (such as an organ or part) 3. : clog. traffic congested the highways. intransitive verb.
1. To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel. 2. Medicine 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 .] con·ges′tion n. con·ges′tive adj.
Being congested is a typical but very unpleasant symptom of the common cold. This adjective literally means “clogged,” “overcrowded,” or “overfull.” Congested is also used to describe arteries that are clogged, cities that are overpopulated, and roads that are full of traffic.
Definition of congestion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
