congest (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *congest*:
VERB	contact	congest, clog, choke off, clog up, back up, choke, foul	become or cause to become obstructed

congest > pronunciation
Sounds	kahnjheh'st
Rhymes	abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst...

English > *congest*: 1 sense > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Become or cause to become obstructed.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	clog, choke off, clog up, back up, choke, foul
Narrower	crap up	Become obstructed or chocked up
	gum up	stick together as if with gum
	silt up, silt	Become chocked with silt
	stuff, lug, choke up, block	obstruct
Broader	obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up	Block passage through
Opposite	unclog	Become or cause to become unobstructed
Spanish	asfixiar, atascar, atorar, atrancar, congestionar, empantanar, obstruir
Catalan	asfixiar, embussar-se, embussar, empantanar, empantanegar-se, encallar-se, encallar, enfangar, obstruir, tapar-se
Adjectives	congestive	relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid
Nouns	congestion	excessive crowding

HyperDic: congest