"congest" meaning in English

See congest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kənˈdʒɛst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-congest.wav [UK] Forms: congest [canonical], congests [third-person, singular], congested [past], congested [past, participle], congesting [present, participle]
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  1. If a road is congested, it is blocked and is preventing vehicles from moving.
    Sense id: simple-congest-en-verb-RT5-vzvi
     
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