Meanings
plural congests
- IrelandScotlandagricultureA farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:congest.
Synonyms: smallholder
present singular third person congests · participle present congesting · participle past congested · past congested
- transitiveTo 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.
congest roads
3 more examples
congest traffic
congest lungs
Pollution can congest the city’s streets with smog.
- intransitiveTo become blocked or obstructed
Nasal passages can congest during a cold.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
More synonyms by meaning
verbbecome or cause to become obstructed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian натъпквам, препълвам
- натъпквам (natăpkvam)overfill
- препълвам (prepălvam)overfill
Finnish ruuhkauttaa
- ruuhkauttaaoverfill
Irish plúch
- plúchoverfill
Persian گرفتن
- گرفتنoverfill
Portuguese congestionar, entupir
- congestionaroverfill
- entupiroverfill
Russian переполня́ть, перепо́лнить
- переполня́ть (perepolnjátʹ)overfill
- перепо́лнить (perepólnitʹ)overfill
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with congest
Cite this entry
congest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congest
“congest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congest. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “congest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congest.
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