"congest" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kənˈd͡ʒɛst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-congest.wav [Southern-England] Forms: congests [plural]
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 Topics: agriculture, business, history, human-sciences, lifestyle, sciences

Verb

IPA: /kənˈd͡ʒɛst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-congest.wav [Southern-England] Forms: congests [present, singular, third-person], congesting [participle, present], congested [participle, past], congested [past]
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. 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68

Inflected forms

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