congest

Verb

US[kuhn-jest]/kənˈdʒɛst/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

become or cause to become obstructed“The leaves clog our drains in the Fall”“The water pipe is backed up”Synonyms: clog choke off clog up back up choke foul crap upMore general obstruct, obturateMore specific silt up, stuff, gum up

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Con·gest′ (#), transitive verb

Origin: L. congestus, p. p. of congere to bring together; con- + gerere. See Gerund.

1. To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring together; to accumulate.

To what will thy congested guilt amount?— Sir Richard Blackmore

2. Medicine To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels (esp. the capillaries) of an organ or part.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54