congest

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈd͡ʒɛst/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛst

Noun

congest (plural congests)

1. (Ireland, Scotland, agriculture, history) A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
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Synonyms

• smallholder

Verb

congest (third-person singular simple present congests, present participle congesting, simple past and past participle congested)

1. To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.

Derived terms

• congestable
• congestee
• congester
• congestible
• congestor
• decongest
• recongest

Related terms

• congeries
• congestant
• congestion
• congestive

Translations

overfill

Bulgarian: натъпквам (bg) (natǎpkvam), препълвам (bg) (prepǎlvam) Finnish: ruuhkauttaa (fi) Irish: plúch Persian: گرفتن (fa) Portuguese: congestionar (pt), entupir (pt) Russian: переполня́ть (ru) impf (perepolnjátʹ), перепо́лнить (ru) pf (perepólnitʹ)