congested
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con·gest
(kən-jĕst′)v. con·gest·ed, con·gest·ing, con·gests
v.tr.
1. To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel.
2. Medicine To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in (a vessel or organ).
v.intr.
To become congested.
[Latin congerere, congest-, to heap up, crowd together : com-, com- + gerere, to carry.]
con·ges′tion n.
con·ges′tive adj.
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congested
(kənˈdʒɛstɪd)adj
1. crowded to excess; overfull
2. (Pathology) (of an organ or part) loaded or clogged with blood
3. (of the nose) blocked with mucus
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Adj. 1. congested - overfull as with blood
full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"
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congested
adjective
1. packed (out), crowded, choked, swarming, overcrowded, teeming, jam-packed, bursting at the seams, crammed full, overpopulated, like the Black Hole of Calcutta, hoatching (Scot.) Some areas are congested with both cars and people.
packed (out) empty, half-full, uncrowded, uncongested
packed (out) empty, half-full, uncrowded, uncongested
2. clogged, jammed, blocked-up, overfilled, stuffed, packed, crammed, overflowing, stuffed-up The arteries in his neck had become fatally congested.
clogged free, clear, unhindered, unimpeded, unobstructed, unhampered, uncongested
clogged free, clear, unhindered, unimpeded, unobstructed, unhampered, uncongested
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Translations
مُزْدَحِم، مُكْتَظ
přeplněný
overbefolket
yfirfullur
kamšatisperpildytas
pārpildīts
aşırı kalabalık
congested
[kənˈdʒestɪd] ADJ1. [street, building etc] → atestado de gente
to get congested with → llenarse de, atestarse de
it's getting very congested in here → esto se está llenando demasiado
to get congested with → llenarse de, atestarse de
it's getting very congested in here → esto se está llenando demasiado
2. (Med) → congestionado
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congested
[kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adj (MEDICINE) [arteries, lungs] → congestionné(e)
[road, airport, airspace] → encombré(e), congestionné(e); [traffic] → encombré(e)
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[kənˈdʒɛstɪd] adj (gen) (Med) → congestionato/a; (telephone lines) → sovraccarico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
congested
(kənˈdʒestid) adjective over-crowded; over-full. oorvol, oorlaai; opgehoop; saamgedring; bloedryk مُزْدَحِم، مُكْتَظ претъпкан congestionado přeplněný überfüllt overbefolket; overfyldt συνωστισμένος colapsado, congestionado puupüsti täis, ummistunud شلوغ شدن؛ بسته شدن täyteen ahdettu encombré סתום संकुलित, भरा हुआ prenatrpan zsúfolt penuh sesak yfirfullur congestionato 大混雑した 혼잡한 perpildytas pārpildīts penuk sesak overvol overfylt przeludniony كوټه كول، يو ځاى كول، تخته كولك (طب) دجسم هغه غړى چه ډېره وينه پكښې ودريږى apinhado aglomerat переполненный preplnený prenatrpan prepun tätt packad, överbefolkad แออัด aşırı kalabalık 擁擠的 дуже скупчений, переповнений بهيڑ بهاڑ والا، گنجان đông nghịt; chật ních 拥挤的
conˈgestion (-tʃən) nountraffic congestion; nasal congestion. opeenhoping, samehoping, stremming; kongestie; stuwing; oorlading ازْدِحام، احْتِقان задръстване congestionamento zácpa, ucpání die Überfüllung overbefolkning; overfyldning; tilstopning; trafikkaos συμφόρηση congestión ummik, ummistus گرفتگی؛ ازدحام tukkeuma encombrement סתימה संकुलन, भरा हुआ होना prenatrpanost, zakrčenost, gomilanje (forgalmi) torlódás; vértolulás kesesakan troðningur ingorgo; congestione 密集 혼잡 kamštis, kamšatis pārapdzīvotība; sastrēgums; aizsprostojums kesesakan congestie, opstopping tetthet, trafikkork; bihulebetennelse przeludnienie, przepełnienie ازدحام congestionamento aglomeraţie затор; скопление upchatie zamašitev gužva stockning ความแออัด tıkanıklık 擁擠 перевантаженість; закладеність بهيڑ بهاڑ، اختناق sự đông nghịt; sự tắc nghẽn 拥挤
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con·gest·ed
a. congestionado-a; en estado de congestión.
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congested
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