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Congest

//kənˈd͡ʒɛst// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately. Ireland, Scotland

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:congest."

Verb
  1. 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. transitive

    "congest traffic"

  2. 2
    become or cause to become obstructed wordnet
  3. 3
    To become blocked or obstructed intransitive

    "Nasal passages can congest during a cold."

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