congest : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: congest	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for congest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
congest v become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" Synonym(s): clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul Antonym(s): unclog
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Congest \Con*gest"\, v. t. [L. congestus, p. p. of congere to bring together; con- + gerere. See {Gerund}.] 1. To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring together; to accumulate. To what will thy congested guilt amount? --Blackmore. 2. (Med.) To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels (esp. the capillaries) of an organ or part.