verb
- to block or fill with an excessive amount of something, especially traffic or people
- to cause excessive accumulation of blood or fluid in a body part
Usage: medical
Examples
- Heavy traffic will congest the downtown area during rush hour.
- Construction work tends to congest the main highway.
- Too many shoppers congest the mall during holiday sales.
- The narrow streets become congested with pedestrians.
- Allergies can congest the nasal passages.
- Cold symptoms often congest the sinuses.
- The infection began to congest his lungs with fluid.