[
UK
/kəndʒˈɛst/
]
[ US /kənˈdʒɛst/ ]
[ US /kənˈdʒɛst/ ]
VERB
-
become or cause to become obstructed
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
The water pipe is backed up
How To Use congest In A Sentence
- Hindsight is always 20/20, and once Real had the early lead, the textbook approach would have been sitting deeper, congesting the midfield to absorb the pressure and striking on the counterattack. Barcelona's Guide to Beating Real Madrid
- Ships had to discharge their cargoes at congested anchorages either into horse drawn lighters or onto packhorses for the journey to the industrial centre.
- To make matters worse, thick, fibrous adhesions are often formed anchoring the congested, fatty tissue to the muscular layer below.
- But physical discomforts during the third trimester, such as heartburn, leg cramps, fetal movement, shortness of breath and sinus congestion, can again interfere with sleep.
- It is expected that the roads will be shut until at least 4pm today and that there will be major traffic congestion.
- The manifesto includes tough measures to tackle road congestion and environmental pollution.
- But there is more to it than a less congested fixture list. Times, Sunday Times
- The congested, hypertense crossing point of the River Jordan, between Jordan "proper" and the Israeli-held West Bank, is to this day known as the Allenby Bridge, after T.E. Lawrence's commander. The Perils of Partition
- On the other hand, bronchodilator inhalers that open congested airways are a big part of asthma treatment, though they aren't used to treat allergies.
- Thus, according to the Chinese, people in whom the liver is too full of blood and hence hard and congested, will be naturally irritable.