"congest" meaning in English

See congest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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 Categories (topical): Agriculture, History Synonyms: smallholder
    Sense id: en-congest-en-noun-GAKL8wBo Categories (other): Irish English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, 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: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 66 34 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. 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. Derived forms: congestable, congestee, congester, congestible, congestor, decongest, recongest Related terms: congeries, congestant, congestion, congestive 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

Inflected forms

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          "word": "congeries"
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