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noun
- 1. the state of being congested: "the new bridge should ease congestion in the area"
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CONGESTION definition: 1. a situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded, causing difficulties: 2. a situation in…. Learn more.
to concentrate in a small or narrow space; to cause an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus in (such as an organ or part); clog… See the full definition
Congestion definition: overcrowding; clogging. See examples of CONGESTION used in a sentence.
congestion. If there is congestion in a place, the place is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people. The problems of traffic congestion will not disappear in a hurry. Energy consumption, congestion and pollution have increased.
Definition of congestion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When your sneezing friend complains about congestion, he's talking about his stuffed-up nose. Use the noun congestion to talk about over-crowding; this comes up most often when people talk about traffic. If there's unexpected congestion on your route to work, you'll be late.
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.
