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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. extremely or excessively full or crowded; containing an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus…
CONGESTION definition: 1. a situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded, causing difficulties: 2. a situation in…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CONGESTED definition: full or blocked, especially with traffic: . Learn more.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective congested mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective congested, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
