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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. become or cause to become obstructed;
- Example: "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"
- Example: "The water pipe is backed up"
[syn: clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Congest \Con*gest"\, v. t. [L. congestus, p. p. of congere to bring together; con- + gerere. See Gerund.] [1913 Webster] 1. To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring together; to accumulate. [1913 Webster] To what will thy congested guilt amount? --Blackmore. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels (esp. the capillaries) of an organ or part. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

congest v 1: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul] [ant: unclog]