EGAVE

congest

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
  2. verb To 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 traffic
  3. verb To become blocked or obstructed
    Nasal passages can congest during a cold.

Similar words

clog choke choke off foul clog up back up fail conacre conacreism haggart

Often followed by

the heart and in a already our such its

Word family

congested congesting congestion congestions congestive congests

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