1.
[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.]
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1. To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring
together; to accumulate.
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To what will thy congested guilt amount?
--Blackmore.
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2. (Med.) To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels (esp.
the capillaries) of an organ or part.
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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]