"congest" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kənˈd͡ʒɛst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-congest.wav Forms: congests [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛst Head templates: {{en-noun}} congest (plural congests)
  1. (Ireland, Scotland, agriculture, history) A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately. Tags: Ireland, Scotland Synonyms: smallholder
    Sense id: en-congest-en-noun-GAKL8wBo Categories (other): Irish English, Scottish English, Agriculture, History, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Persian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 39 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 46 43 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 41 48 12 Topics: agriculture, business, history, human-sciences, lifestyle, sciences

Verb

IPA: /kənˈd͡ʒɛst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-congest.wav Forms: congests [present, singular, third-person], congesting [participle, present], congested [participle, past], congested [past]
Rhymes: -ɛst Head templates: {{en-verb}} congest (third-person singular simple present congests, present participle congesting, simple past and past participle congested)
  1. (transitive) 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. Tags: transitive Translations (overfill): натъпквам (natǎpkvam) (Bulgarian), препълвам (prepǎlvam) (Bulgarian), ruuhkauttaa (Finnish), plúch (Irish), گرفتن (Persian), congestionar (Portuguese), entupir (Portuguese), переполня́ть (perepolnjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), перепо́лнить (perepólnitʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-congest-en-verb-z2PHEUHi Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 51 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 57 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 60 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 53 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 54 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 46 43 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 41 48 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 56 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 38 51 11 Disambiguation of 'overfill': 75 25
  2. (intransitive) To become blocked or obstructed Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-congest-en-verb-hmrUZNnN Categories (other): Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Persian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 46 43 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 41 48 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: congestable, congestee, congester, congestible, congestor, decongest, recongest Related terms: congeries, congestant, congestion, congestive

Inflected forms

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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "overfill",
      "word": "ruuhkauttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "overfill",
      "word": "plúch"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "sense": "overfill",
      "word": "گرفتن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "overfill",
      "word": "congestionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "overfill",
      "word": "entupir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "perepolnjátʹ",
      "sense": "overfill",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "переполня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "perepólnitʹ",
      "sense": "overfill",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "перепо́лнить"
    }
  ],
  "word": "congest"
}

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