| 单词 | congest |
| 释义 | congest[ kuhn-jest ] / kənˈdʒɛst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR congest ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move. Pathology. to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in (a body part or blood vessel): The cold congested her sinuses. Obsolete. to heap together. verb (used without object)to become congested: His throat congested with phlegm. Origin of congest1530–40; <Latin congestus (past participle of congerere;see congeries), equivalent to con-con- + ges- (variant stem of gerere) + -tus past participle suffix OTHER WORDS FROM congestWords nearby congestcongenital syphilis, congenital total lipodystrophy, congenital valve, conger, congeries, congest, congested, congestion, congestion charging, congestive, congestive heart failure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for congestBritish Dictionary definitions for congestcongest / (kənˈdʒɛst) / verbto crowd or become crowded to excess; overfill to overload or clog (an organ or part) with blood or (of an organ or part) to become overloaded or clogged with blood (tr; usually passive) to block (the nose) with mucus Derived forms of congestcongestible, adjectivecongestive, adjectiveWord Origin for congestC16: from Latin congestus pressed together, from congerere to assemble; see congeries Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for congestcongest [ kən-jĕst′ ] v.To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in a vessel or an organ. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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